On 09/08/2012 05:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:08:28 -0400, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>
>>   OTOH, I can't
>> figure out why the USA looks more like a theocracy than the UK.
>
> Because while it would be illegal to have a religious "test" to hold
> public office, candidates who don't espouse their love for Jesus (or in
> rare cases, just God is enough - for the Jewish and Muslim elected
> officials), 79% of the people in the US are Christians who think that
> there's something wrong with those who don't believe in a supernatural
> deity, angels, or other superstitious nonsense that's commonly held
> (don't let them hold some "weird" superstitious nonsense like
> Scientology, though - because their brand of superstition is always
> "superior" to that of the crazy people), and they won't vote for someone
> who they think is "wrong in the head" when it comes to which sky fairy
> they believe in.

Man, I thought that was just a myth... The USA is seriously that messed up?

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