Quote:Ben Carson is under fire for his refusal to support a Muslim president of the United States. On Meet the Press, he says on faith “I guess it depends on what that faith is, but, if it’s inconsistent with the values of America, then of course it should matter. But if it fits within the realm of America and consistent with the Constitution, no problem.”

 

Todd went on to ask Carson if a Muslim would be qualified to be president.

 

“No, I do not,” he replied. “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”

 

Now Bernie Sanders is jumping in on this attacking Carson as well.

 


 

Personally, I agree with Carson. I feel that Islam is highly incompatible with the worldview of America and American politics. This, coupled with the fact that Muslims are much, much more likely statistically to support radicalized and oppressive laws (<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.pewresearch.org/files/old-assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf'>http://www.pewresearch.org/files/old-assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf</a>) definitely makes me agree with the doctor.

 

Now, you may say "How can you support a Christian president over a Muslim president" or "Religion never truly affects a president so what does it matter". I look back historically and I personally believe that this nation, while not ultimately founded on Christian beliefs, was molded into what it was by a super-large majority of Christian citizens. For this reason I am all for consistency in keeping the leaders secular or Christian. As for the presidential religion not mattering, I also believe that the Islamic faith has a much larger impact on an individual than the Christian faith may hold. Therefor, going back to my first point, the Islamic faith is not compatible with the American ideology and would not mesh.

 

Your thoughts, good friends of the Political board?

I think it would depend on how seriously they take their religion. Christian, Muslim, or Atheist, what I care about is how their personal religious belief system would color their decisions and policies. Personally, I would not support Ben Carson for President, in part because I don't want a fundamentalist Christian in office any more than I would want a fundamentalist Muslim.

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