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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=takoma]Was anyone else bothered when, in accepting the nomination for VP, Mike Pence declared that above all else, he is a Christian.  This despite the fact that the Constitution states "but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."  I have no quarrel with the fact that Christianity is an important part of his life, but it bothers me greatly that he considers it relevant to his candidacy for a public office.  I must admit, though, that I am not surprised, since his stand on every social issue seems to be dictated by a fundamentalist reading of the Bible.

How does this differ from Iran or ISIS being governed by sharia law?[/quote]

Not bothered at all that he is a Christian but if he enforces his views, that is a problem.  [/quote]
Yes....this is it exactly. I've had experiences with evangelical Christians, and while some keep their beliefs that I'm going to hell to themselves, others will keep warning me - repeatedly! - about how wrong my religious beliefs are and that I'll be damned for all eternity unless I convert to Christianity. (The only "true" religion, in their eyes.) Thankfully, they have no authority over me, but what happens if someone like that becomes president and starts trying to push the narrative that we are a Christian nation (I hear that all the time from evangelicals) and wants to have prayers to Jesus in school? (As one example.) We will in effect be marginalizing Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and every non-Christian. So, yes, it does concern me.[/quote]

"A new Pew Research Center study of the ways religion influences the daily lives of Americans finds that people who are highly religious are more engaged with their extended families, more likely to volunteer, more involved in their communities and happier with the way things are going in their lives.

Highly religious adults not distinctive in interpersonal interactions, health, social consciousnessFor example, nearly half of highly religious Americans – defined as those who say they pray every day and attend religious services each weekerally happier with the way things are going in their lives.

Roughly two-thirds of highly religious adults (65%) say they have donated money, time or goods to help the poor in the past week, compared with 41% who are less religious. And 40% of highly religious U.S. adults describe themselves as “very happy,” compared with 29% of those who are less religious."

There is an established causal relationship between religious values and community values, no matter what your religious tradition - Muslim, Jewish, Christian, or Buddhist.  I don't know why liberals want to deny this, but then, if you hold any other opinions other than the liberal agenda, you're called either a racist, stupid or illiterate.  This has been one of the biggest turn offs to HRC for me.  I'll vote third party.
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