>>No matter how brilliant a man, s/he can't be a good president if s/he is not God fearing. I think Sarah Palin can be a good U.S. president...
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>I am a religious person myself, but unfortunately, experience has shown that believing in God - or proclaiming a belief in God, it is not always easy to tell the difference - is NOT a guarantee of a good government. For example, Iran is governed by people who say they believe in God, but at least outside of Iran, its government is not generally considered to be a good government.

Koran don't teach a lot of things most of the leaders of Iran do. Just like the Jimaah Islamiyah here in the Philippines, this group are extremist at best but professing they believe in God. God-fearing people don't do things against God laws, and if they erred, there is always repentance which will lead to forgiveness then to restoration. The physical consequences though must not be lifted until justice is served based on the law of the land.

A God-fearing person have these characteristics: Patience, Love, Joy, Self-Control, Peace, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Long-Suffering...

No religion that teaches contrary to the above. In essence, it's generic...