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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> Lynda wrote:
> > Well, I agree in part with you but I believe he's a closet Nation of 
> > Islam
> > member <g>
> >
> > An atheist couldn't get elected.  This country is too busy playing 
> > pretend.
>
> They used to say that about a Catholic, a movie star, and most recently,
> a black man.  If you listen, you hear people talking about how religions
> are at the root of wars....Many have placed their hopes on BO not
> because of what he is, but because of his ideas.  Do you not think the
> same thing could happen to someone who claimed no belief in God.  I can
> see it happening as people tire of war after war.

Not for a long, long time. Heck, you can even admit to being a liberal 
again, but being an atheist is one of the few things it still isn't good to 
be in this country. Atheism is an idea that scares many people.

Lynn Wigglesworth