eternauta wrote:Cawar wrote:Then his bet sure seems to have paid.
Even if I was running for the US presidency I would say many things I dont deeply belive in..except deny my faith..
You can't run for the US presidency if you don't deny you're a Muslim. It's impossible for a Mormon to become a US president, let alone a moderate Muslim.
http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=267"Though Mormonism is viewed as far less of a liability for a presidential candidate than not believing in God or being a Muslim, more people do express reservations about voting for a Mormon (25%) than about supporting a candidate who is an evangelical Christian (16%), a Jew (11%) or a Catholic (7%)."
http://religions.pewforum.org/affiliationsTotal US population:
Evangelical Protestant Churches26.3% Baptist, Evang. Trad.10.8% Southern Baptist Convention6.7%
Independent Baptist in the Evangelical Tradition2.5%
Baptist Missionary Association< 0.3%
Free Will Baptist< 0.3%
General Association of Regular Baptists< 0.3%
Other Baptist denomination in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Baptist in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified0.9%
Methodist, Evang. Trad.< 0.3%
Nondenominational, Evang. Trad.3.4% Nondenominational evangelical1.2%
Nondenominational charismatic0.5%
Nondenominational fundamentalist0.3%
Nondenominational Christian< 0.3%
Interdenominational in the Evangelical Tradition0.5%
Community Church in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Other nondenominational group in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Nondenominational in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified0.8%
Lutheran, Evang. Trad.1.8% Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod1.4%
Lutheran Church, Wisconsin Synod< 0.3%
Other Lutheran denomination in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Lutheran in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Presbyterian, Evang. Trad.0.8% Presbyterian Church in America0.4%
Other Presbyterian denomination in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Presbyterian in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Pentecostal, Evang. Trad.3.4% Assemblies of God1.4%
Church of God Cleveland Tennessee0.4%
Four Square Gospel< 0.3%
Pentecostal Church of God< 0.3%
Pentecostal Holiness Church< 0.3%
Nondenominational, Independent Pentecostal< 0.3%
Church of God of the Apostolic Faith< 0.3%
Apostolic Pentecostal in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Other Pentecostal denomination in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Pentecostal in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified0.7%
Anglican/Episcopal, Evang. Trad.< 0.3%
Restorationist, Evang. Trad.1.7% Church of Christ1.5%
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ< 0.3%
Restorationist in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Congregationalist, Evang. Trad.< 0.3% Conservative Congregational Christian< 0.3%
Other Congregationalist denomination in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Congregationalist in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Holiness, Evang. Trad.1.0% Church of the Nazarene0.3%
Free Methodist Church0.3%
Wesleyan Church< 0.3%
Christian and Missionary Alliance< 0.3%
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)< 0.3%
Other Holiness denomination in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Holiness in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Reformed, Evang. Trad.< 0.3% Christian Reformed Church< 0.3%
Other Reformed denomination in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Reformed in the Evangelical Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Adventist, Evang. Trad.0.5% Seventh-Day Adventist0.4%
Other Adventist group in the Evangelical Tradition< 0.3%
Anabaptist, Evang. Trad.< 0.3%
Pietist, Evang. Trad.< 0.3%
Other Evangelical/Fundamentalist0.3%
Protestant nonspecific, Evang. Trad.1.9%
Historically Black Churches6.9% Baptist, Hist. Black Trad.4.4% National Baptist Convention1.8%
Progressive Baptist Convention0.3%
Independent Baptist in the Historically Black Tradition0.5%
Missionary Baptist< 0.3%
Other Baptist denomination in the Historically Black Tradition< 0.3%
Baptist in the Historically Black Tradition, not further specified1.7%
Methodist, Hist. Black Trad.0.6% African Methodist Episcopal0.4%
African Methodist Episcopal Zion< 0.3%
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church< 0.3%
Other Methodist denomination in the Historically Black Tradition< 0.3%
Methodist in the Historically Black Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Nondenominational, Hist. Black Trad.< 0.3%
Pentecostal, Hist. Black Trad.0.9% Church of God in Christ0.6%
Apostolic Pentecostal in the Historically Black Tradition< 0.3%
United Pentecostal Church International< 0.3%
Other Pentecostal denomination in the Historically Black Tradition< 0.3%
Pentecostal in the Historically Black Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Holiness, Hist. Black Trad.< 0.3%
Protestant nonspecific, Hist. Black Trad.0.5%
Mormon1.7% Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints1.6%
Community of Christ< 0.3%
Mormon, not further specified< 0.3%
Orthodox0.6% Greek Orthodox< 0.3%
Russian Orthodox< 0.3%
Other Orthodox church< 0.3%
Orthodox, not further specified< 0.3%
Jewish1.7% Reform0.7%
Conservative0.5%
Orthodox< 0.3%
Other Jewish groups< 0.3%
Jewish, not further specified< 0.3%
Muslim0.6% Sunni0.3%
Shia< 0.3%
Other Muslim groups< 0.3%
Muslim, not further specified< 0.3%
Other World Religions< 0.3%
Unaffiliated16.1% Atheist1.6%
Agnostic2.4%
Nothing in particular12.1%
Mainline Protestant Churches18.1% Baptist, Mainline Trad.1.9% American Baptist Churches in USA1.2%
Other Baptist denomination in the Mainline Tradition< 0.3%
Baptist in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified0.6%
Methodist, Mainline Trad.5.4% United Methodist Church5.1%
Other Methodist denomination in the Mainline Tradition< 0.3%
Methodist in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified0.4%
Nondenominational, Mainline Trad.0.9% Interdenominational in the Mainline Tradition0.3%
Other nondenominational group in the Mainline Tradition< 0.3%
Nondenominational in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified0.6%
Lutheran, Mainline Trad.2.8% Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)2.0%
Other Lutheran denomination in the Mainline Tradition< 0.3%
Lutheran in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified0.8%
Presbyterian, Mainline Trad.1.9% Presbyterian Church USA1.1%
Other Presbyterian denomination in the Mainline Tradition< 0.3%
Presbyterian in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified0.7%
Anglican/Episcopal, Mainline Trad.1.4% Episcopal Church in the USA1.0%
Anglican Church (Church of England)0.3%
Other Anglican/Episcopal denomination in the Mainline Tradition< 0.3%
Anglican/Episcopal in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Restorationist, Mainline Trad.0.4% Disciples of Christ0.3%
Restorationist in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Congregationalist, Mainline Trad.0.7% United Church of Christ0.5%
Congregationalist in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Reformed, Mainline Trad.< 0.3% Reformed Church in America< 0.3%
Other Reformed denomination in the Mainline Tradition< 0.3%
Reformed in the Mainline Tradition, not further specified< 0.3%
Anabaptist, Mainline Trad.< 0.3%
Friends, Mainline Trad.< 0.3%
Other/Protestant nonspecific, Mainline Trad.2.5%
Catholic23.9%
Jehovah's Witness0.7%
Other Christian0.3% Metaphysical< 0.3% Spiritualist< 0.3%
Unity; Unity Church; Christ Church Unity< 0.3%
Other Metaphysical< 0.3%
Other< 0.3%
Buddhist0.7% Theravada (Vipassana)< 0.3%
Mahayana (Zen)< 0.3%
Vajrayana (Tibetan)< 0.3%
Other Buddhist groups< 0.3%
Buddhist, not further specified0.3%
Hindu0.4% Vaishnava< 0.3%
Shaivite< 0.3%
Other Hindu groups< 0.3%
Hindu, not further specified< 0.3%
Other Faiths1.2% Unitarians and other liberal faiths0.7% Unitarian (Universalist)0.3%
Liberal faith< 0.3%
Spiritual but not religious< 0.3%
Eclectic, "a bit of everything," own beliefs< 0.3%
Other liberal faith groups< 0.3%
New Age0.4% Wica (Wiccan)< 0.3%
Pagan< 0.3%
Other New Age groups< 0.3%
Native American Religions< 0.3%
Don't Know / Refused0.8%