What do you think about having a mormon for a president?
925454
Mormons are no weirder than those crazy cannibal cults that symbolically eat their gods flesh and drink his blood every Sunday! now those people are odd!
451113
I am a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. Better known as Mormon. We believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost. They are 3 separate beings. We believe that Jesus was sent to suffer for our sins. We also believe that after he died he came to visit the Americas. That is what the Book Of Mormon is all about is Jesus coming to the American continents after he died.If you want a copy of the Book of Mormon I will send you one free of charge. jgeddes01@yahoo.com (just give me your address)  We believe that God and Jesus both speak to Prophets on earth today. True Mormons are not those people down in Utah Practicing polygamy. They are the ones making us look bad.
591866
I shouldn't be and wouldn't be voted USA president because it is an awesome responsibility that seems to make individuals noticably age quickly.  If this by some miracle happened anyway, I would choose my running mate to be Ruth Graham (Billy's wife) because she would back me in prayer and know how to be gracious in public!
1103819
Lol I love the way you put this because I have asked a similar question but in a less creative way by far!\n\nHere's what I HAVE to have: They have to actually care about the people and compromising to meet each of their needs. I don't want someone in office who, since he's this religion or this race or this affiliation to pretty much go totally against anything that has to do with another religion, race, affiliation etc. For instance, if a candidate is Christian, I don't want him to ban gay marriage just because it's not in his belief. Others may find it perfectly fine and personally, if it doesn't affect others that aren't in that kind of taste, I don't see anything wrong with it either. HE doesn't have to agree to it and neither does anyone else who doesn't like it, but you could still give the others their rights. Like I said, as long as it won't harm anyone else, why should we withold rights?\n\nSomething I CANNOT stand: A candidate who focuses on bashing the other candidate. If I was running for office, sure I would want the public to know if the other one was running a dirty campaign or if he had secret ambitions. But as an honest candidate, I would just let them know that hey, this is what I can do, and I will try everything in my power to do anything else . .  but if you think this other guy suits your needs better, I just want the people to be represented fairly. I could not have a candidate who is so selfish that all he does is talk himself up and put the other guy down. If he's going to do that to the other candidate, what do you think he's going to do for the people but again be selfish and self-centered, putting down what the people disagree on him with?\n\nThose are my major ups and downs!
757149
Pepople will always need advice.  You might do better in Utah if you are Mormon though.
1151974
smart athiests... (ones that don't force their athiesm on others) might actually be BEST suited for president..\n\npersonally i am an athiest, but i wholeheartedly support whomever's religion if they feel that it answers their questions/gives them guidance.. and because athiests don't subscribe to any religion perhaps they can finally treat everyone in the US as equal... and not base policy on specific religios leanings...\n\nthat said, there are tons of folks who would never vote for an athiest... so there prob. already have been athiest presidents and there will be many more... they just won't talk about it...
951073
I could care less what Romney's religion or faith is - he suc**d as the MA gov and would be FAR WORSE as the Prez.  I'd even vote for Hillary if she was running against him!
841725
If he keeps his nose clean, he's got a very good shot at the Presidency.  I don't think just yet though, he needs a bit more seasoning.  But I do find the man compelling to listen to (his speech regarding religion in America was amazingly deep for a politician) and he gives off this aura that draws people close to him.  That's invaluable in a Presidential candidate.
957312
To be perfectly honest, no. No I would not. I think he's a blithering idiot and shouldn't be in the presidency. But I do like your penguin.
686253
My Dad is a Mormon, and it's supposed to be a constant reminder thing, kind of like wearing a wedding ring.  Mormons are very worried about what they do pleasing their God, even though they believe in many gods. Don't try to make sense of Mormonism, it will drive you insane.
7442
My wife would vote for her!!! Seriously though if it were not for the Electorial Collage and becoming President was simply a huge popularity contest she would be a shoe in. Oprah is very humanitairian and I am not sure she would have what it takes to make life saving and life ending decisions such as those put before our nations leaders.
614996
Mormons believe that the "true" religion of christ was lost from the earth shortly after christ died.  This "true" christianity was then restored through their first prophet, Joseph Smith, in 1830 when god and jesus appeared to him and told him he had been chosen to restore the true church to the earth.  He also was visited by Moroni, supposedly a prophet from a lost race of ancient americans, who told him where to find golden plates on which was written the spiritual history of his people, similar to the bible but with all of the events taking place in ancient America.  The book he "translated" from these plates became the book of Mormon (Mormon was one of the ancient American prophets), and tells their history as well as the story of Jesus visiting the faithful in America after his resurrection.\nThey believe "as man now is, god once was...and as god now is, man may become" -- meaning that god was once a guy on a planet like us, he did good, achieved eternal life, and was given this earth to rule.  They believe that each of us can do the same, after our lives are over if we're righteous we can get our own world to create/rule over, populate with spirit children, etc.  You get to be a god!\nThey have secret rituals that are done in their temples that are derivatives of Masonic rituals, secret underwear that reminds them of the rituals done in the temples and which are supposed to protect them from harm, still hold plural marriage (polygamy) as a tenet of their religion although it's currently not practiced officially by church members.  They are adamant about collecting 10% tithing (you have to "settle" with your local church every year, showing your tax return and proving you paid your 10% to be considered a faithful member).  They're big on missionary work and getting new members, sending thousands of missionaries to every country in the world they can every year.  They believe they can do "sacraments" (baptism, temple marriages, etc.) for their relatives who have passed away and never had a chance to join the Mormon church, which will give them the chance to accept it in the afterlife.  There are other differences, but that's the gist of it :)\n\nI'm a former Mormon who did a 2-year missionary stint, and know the temple routines very well.  Send me an e-mail or IM if you want to know more.
277537
I think America might be ready, but, since the president is the face of the nation, the rest of the world would have to be ready too.  I don´t like the idea of Mrs. Clinton or Mrs. Bush becoming presidents.  I think the fact that their husbands were already presidents would make them look as if they used their "connections" to get there.  I think it would be better if a woman became president as a result of her work.
360521
Great question! I would most definitely prefer a president that stands up for us and takes care of threats. It is sad how many unthankful people live in America. We are very spoiled!
133992
I don't know, it's hard to take seriously a man who believes that Jesus helped him get elected as president. I'm sure he's got some smarts but it doesn't seem to be his shining feature.
1112122
Hmm, the match is interesting, maybe we should all become Mormons, the only trouble is, I keep mis-reading it as morons, sorry, I don't want to upset anyone, it's just that my word eyes aren't too good.\n\nYes, I could, but no, I wouldn't want to.
133404
Wow, that'd be the day. I might like to see Ron Reagan as president. However, as a bright young atheist, even his considerable political legacy could not overcome his non-belief. \n\nI'm not too keen on this idea, though. Saying only X can do Y sets a dangerous precedent.\n\nIdeally, I'd like to see the people of this country, and the world, put their myths aside and embrace reason. If this happened on a large enough scale, I think we might see a world full of things like peace and tolerance.