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Do they exist? I.E. Athiest, Agnostic, Buddhist, Hindu, Shinto, etc. followers in the Republican Party.
And if they do exist, do they have a chance to come up in the party to positions of elected office?
I know there are Christian, Mormon, and Jewish Republican elected officials, but it seems that's the extent of it.
At the federal level, D's have an atheist, Buddhists, Unitarian universalists, hindu, muslim practicers in their elected ranks.
I don't believe people when they say Republicans are racist. I do however think Republicans have a much more narrow view on religiosity. Is this a fair inference to make when viewing those in elected office from the respective parties?
yes I've seen that, which is why I focused most of my post on 'elected officials'.
in a population of 300+ million, I do not doubt there are all sorts of faiths in all political parties....
elected official faiths tell a different story however.
I posted because while I have an easy time discerning congressmen, presidents, governors faiths...perhaps people can point out Republican state congressmen or other republican elected officials at the state level that are not Christian, Mormon, or jewish?
As a person actively engaged with the Buddhist community here in Philadelphia, I can only report that nearly all Buddhists here are democrats. We have a much larger Buddhist community in this city than most places in the US because of the tens of thousands of Asian immigrants, but also because of American-born non-Asians who have embraced Buddhism ... there are dozens of Buddhist temples and meditation groups.
I posted because while I have an easy time discerning congressmen, presidents, governors faiths...perhaps people can point out Republican state congressmen or other republican elected officials at the state level that are not Christian, Mormon, or jewish?
There is only one Buddhist in the US Senate, the new Senator from Hawai'i ... but she is a democrat.
As a person actively engaged with the Buddhist community here in Philadelphia, I can only report that nearly all Buddhists here are democrats. We have a much larger Buddhist community in this city than most places in the US because of the tens of thousands of Asian immigrants, but also because of American-born non-Asians who have embraced Buddhism ... there are dozens of Buddhist temples and meditation groups.
yeah the only Buddhists in congress are democrat.
Essentially for those non-Christian, jewish, or momon believers in the R party - if you ran for office, do you feel your faith would be an issue?
It seems on a congressional district basis atleast, it isn't the case for the D's.
Yea there are a lot of athiest Republicans, a lot of greedy rich people dont have a religion. There are some with the other ones too, again greedy rich people where money triumphs over being treated like garbage.
Yea there are a lot of athiest Republicans, a lot of greedy rich people dont have a religion. There are some with the other ones too, again greedy rich people where money triumphs over being treated like garbage.
It'll be decades before an openly athiest republican wins a state or federal election
Well, there are a few atheist Republicans and right-wingers at this blog, so they do exist. Ditto for right-wing Buddhists. Mark Sanford (of all people) is a Christian but has adopted a few Buddhist practices, and Republicans didn't think anything of it, so I think it's reasonable to assume that Republicans as a whole wouldn't have a problem with a Buddhist candidate. I'm sure some on the religious right would have a problem with a non-Christian, but even they appear to place much higher value on traditional and moral values more than a person's religion or sect, as evidenced by their support of Catholic and Mormon candidates.
Obviously until we see a non-Abrahamic Republican running for office* this analysis is speculative, but honestly I think the only religion Republicans have a hatred towards (to the point they would shun and avoid voting for an adherent) is Islam. There's also hatred towards atheists, though based on limited experience with commentators it appears that they would tolerate a socially conservative atheist.
*Since the vast majority of Americans who follow a non-Abrahamic religion are Democrats or Independents, you will see a lot more of them in the Democratic party than the Republican party, but much like black Republicans, I'm sure we will see one eventually, assuming the Republican party survives that long.
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