>>I am so offended by your statement. Does one single and completely unrelated characteristic of a person decide whether someone is better fitted to an important position or not?
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>I actually suspect religious politicians. When push comes to shove, which loyalty will they chose - to their religion or their people? These may not necessarily mean the same thing, and the situation may leave them with a hard choice, whereby they'd have to betray one or the other.
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>I'd prefer one where there's no such dilemma involved.

This wasn't Jess's point, but it's going to be a long time before any serious presidential contender in this country doesn't at least pretend to be religious. To say anything else would be to have an electoral death wish.