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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]

Stop hyperventilating. Regardless of how many times they claim that this is a christian nation, they cannot legislate their religion on to me unless they put through a constitutional amendment first. You think this is the first time a Christian became a president? The US is far less religious than it has ever been in the past. Our country's secular constitution is at no risk of being compromised by religion. [/quote]

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