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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]
Can you state specifically which polices a Muslim candidate in the US is likely to expose based on her religion that you would oppose? Is it the praying five times a day that you believe would be disqualifying? The chance that the President might go on the Haj? Is it the charity that the President would demonstrate? The fasting? Or, her simple profession of faith? I am having a really difficult time understanding why all Muslims should be unconstitutionally barred from the Presidency. 
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NP here

I'll give a simple example.  Muslims due to religious reasons do not consume pork.  If they supported a policy banning or restricting pork products I would be opposed.  It really boils down to how willing said person is to imposing their believes onto the general public.  Nothing wrong with them practicing their believes as an individual.  There is only an issue when/if they impose their religious beliefs onto the general public.[/quote]

Jews have the same restriction. Do you oppose Jewish presidents? Catholics are not supposed to eat meat on Friday. If you like to eat meat on Friday, do you oppose Catholic presidents?

Again, if an individual candidate espouses positions that you oppose, don't vote for him. What I don't understand is that Ben Carson and many posters here oppose a Muslim candidate regardless of any political positions that candidate had simply due to her religion.
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Your not getting it are you.  I'm not oppose if they practice those beliefs on a personal level.  I oppose them imposing those beliefs upon the general public.  So yes, I oppose any individual who puts religion above the common good no matter the Religion.

Are you saying it is OK for a President to put religion above the common good?  To impose their beliefs onto the general public?  I hope not.[/quote]

No. Where did you ever get the idea that I support putting religion above the common good? You must be making the assumption that all Muslims would put religion above the common good. I do not think that is true. Why do you seem to think it is true? What I oppose is having one standard for Muslims and one standard for everyone else. If you have one standard, then you and I are on the same page. I don't know why you would think that we have a disagreement.
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Read my comments above, they answer your questions.  I'm beginning to believe you are the bigot here.  You can't have your cake and eat it too.  You keep flip flopping between opining about individual belief levels and Religion itself.  They are not the same thing.  And to try to make a comparison between the two is idiotic.  So I'll say this again, hopefully it sinks in this time.  I'm only concerned about an individual putting religion above common sense, no matter the religion.  Get it???????

If not, then start another thread that compares just religions and their political acceptance levels.  Take the individual element out of it.[/quote]

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