Obama had a reasonable answer about religion in politics.

[YDogg]

Even had a shout-out to atheists.

[Skittles]

1. well, what the fuck was it? nt

[YDogg]

3. teh best I can paraphrase ...

... in the most basic way, is that religion does exist and should be acknowledged, but not used to divide the country. That we are not just a xtian nation but also jewish, buddhist, muslim, and atheist.

Again, just my most basic paraphrasing. sorry ya missed it.

[DesertFlower]

4. i heard that. as an atheist,

i was happy to be mentioned.

most politicians don't like to use the "A" word or even recognize us.

[FlyingSquirrel]

8. Fuck ya. I like to be appreciated now and then

Especially since I've seen it on both sides... I used to be Catholic

[DesertFlower]

13. me too. nt

:toast:

[Kittycat]

12. I like how he mentioned it as not any different than another other group.

Meaning, he didn't single it out in a good or bad way - just listed it with equal weight. I think that's the right way to approach religion/agnostic/atheism. All from equal grounding.

[Skittles]

5. just by agreeing to participate in that piece of SHIT "forum"

BOTH candidates lost respect with me

[rug]

7. Amen

[Skittles]

10. when I read "Compassion Forum" on DU yesterday, I thought it was a joke

I really did - WTF are these candidates THINKING?

[Neshanic]

15. Amen!

[Klukie]

2. I have to say that he handled that very well....

He spoke of extremes on both sides having no place in the public square. I couldn't agree more.

[GarbagemanLB]

6. Considering he did a 40 minute speech on that very subject at Sojourners, he has thought

about the subject before.

[Mags]

9. oh, yeah, he seems to come up with an answer for everything for everybody.

[NJmaverick]

11. That's what makes him such a great candidate

and will make him such a great President

[SunsetDreams]

14. agreed, We need a President who includes everyone, not just the few

[KansasVoter]

16. Wow, as an atheist I am so happy......

most politicians would never say that. I love the guy more.

Bush 1 said they should not be americans.

[anonymous171]

17. That's one of the reasons I like him.

I'm not an atheist (Catholic) but I am irked by how our current politicians ignore the concerns of atheists, almost to point where they consider them "un-american." Obama recognizes that people of all faiths, including no faith, are Americans.

[ginchinchili]

18. Is it something politicians cling to because they're bitter?

Just a guess.

[Schema Thing]

19. Wes Clark acknowledged atheist a time or two also

it was impressive.

I wish he would have run his campaign as freely and openly as Obama is running his. I feel like he didn't trust that he could ignore conventional wisdom, so he never really let it all hang out.