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Do you have to be Christian to become president of the United States?
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∙ 15y ago
The position of President of the United States may be fulfilled by persons of any race, color or creed, under law. There is no legal requirement that demands a specific religion or ANY religion at all for that matter, for any candidate. So far, we've only had Christian presidents because that's the way we vote. In fact, we've only had one Catholic in the presidential office so far. But the reasons for that are not based in a prohibitive law; once more, it's the way the popular vote went.
I should add that this isn't uncommon. While the US has no State Religion, that doesn't mean the majority of citizens don't have a preference; they do, and most Americans are Christians of one flavor of another. That said, Americans are probably not ready to adapt well to a person whose religions differs greatly from the religion they're used to. However, in local elections throughout the US the voters have elected people from different religions and hopefully this will eventually trickle up to national politics and give Americans a broader perspective.
I also believe it isn't true that nearly all of our presidents were Christians. Some were Catholic, some were atheist (I believe obama is) and some were Masons-which is not the Christian religion. So, although many claimed to be Christians, there were still many who weren't, and the job is open to any religion anyway.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoTheoretically, no; but the politics of the United States de facto has made it important to be Christian.
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∙ 14y agoNo; although religious beliefs are popular amongst voters so it seems that realistically one has a better chance of winning if one is religious.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoNo. You don't have to.
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