Character Matters More than Religiosity

faith, i think is more of an action than a reaction. talking about your own faith it would seem would be in the reaction to something said by another...... however when another person talks about your faith they are describing somthing that has been demonstrated in the reel world... making it more powerful..../ of course it would also seem that another persons perception of an individuals faith most certainly is in error in some aspects. no person can truely know the heart of another... but we are responsible for nuturing our own

The day will come when an agnostic or atheist will become president.Its a long way off,but inevitable.
Despite a Muslim generated surge,religion will eventually go. The skid has already started.
Atheists comments are all over these threads,and I meet new atheists all the time.Ten years ago I knew few.It is a growing option,especially since 9/11.
Religion is dangerous and irrational,and many of us would love to see a candidate who was an agnostic and admitted it.He'd get my vote.

"It is true that an unchurched politician can be an outstanding example of justice -- think of Lincoln -- but religion is more likely to make him a just man than not."

Like George W. Bush and his torturers?

Monsigneur, you stated:

"It is true that an unchurched politician can be an outstanding example of justice -- think of Lincoln -- but religion is more likely to make him a just man than not."

That is simply your opinion and definitely not a fact. I know many "unchurched" people who have (and display) higher morals and ethics than "chuched" people. In addition, they judge situations realisticly and act upon them fairly without the rose colored glasses of religion.

There are simply too many sanctimonious, holier-than-thou churchgoers who would sell their grandmothers' souls for the almighty buck or other personal pleasures to debunk your statement.

Just look around our esteemed Congressional incumbents in the last for years. All very "churchy" people.