Do u really believe voters of western countries are really
vote based on the ability of candidates ,but not on
skin- color ,religion and race ?
This BBC programme give u some info....
Must the US president believe in God?,By Matt Wells,
BBC News, New York
quote:God and power are firmly linked in the US political
scene
quote:,Democratic Congressman Pete Stark, only one member of
Congress has ever admitted to being an atheist - and that admission
came just a few months ago.
..In the last election, President George W Bush, a born-again
Christian, won the support of the vast majority of evangelicals,
while his Democratic opponent John Kerry talked as little as
possible about his own Catholicism.
But in the crowded field of candidates this time, it is the
Democrats who are finding it easier to describe how their faith in
Jesus informs their political beliefs and experience.
Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and former senator John
Edwards, appeared in a cable TV prime-time special.
They opened themselves up to questioning by some evangelical
leaders on the issues that have traditionally wounded Democratic
candidates in recent campaigns: support for abortion rights, and
same-sex marriage. ....
