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Re:A Simplified Modern Approach to Stoicism by barry-cotter on Sunday February 03, 2013 @11:28PM (#5162424)
It isn't true of Ireland, Britain, Australia or New Zealand. I don't think it's true of Canada. Among WEIRD [0] nations I think the US is the only one where being openly atheistic would abort any serious political career.

[0]Western Educated Industrialised Rich Democracies

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Re:A Simplified Modern Approach to Stoicism by nikatwork on Monday February 04, 2013 @12:36AM (#5162641)
While being an atheist won't sink you, being christian certainly helps in Australia. For example, John Howard was fond of recording video messages which would get played in christian churches during the service.

My guess is that it would be more helpful at a local than a national level, but church influence could definitely swing a few key seats.

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Re:A Simplified Modern Approach to Stoicism by cpeterso on Monday February 04, 2013 @01:36AM (#5162811)
According to a 2012 Gallup poll, 43% of Americans would not vote for a qualified atheist candidate. For comparison, the numbers for a Muslim candidate or a gay or lesbian candidate were 40% and 30%, respectively.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/155285/Atheists-Muslims-Bias-Pres...

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