has there ever been anyone not Christian or Jewish in Congress?

[ButterflyBlood]

just wondering.

[arewethereyet]

1. plenty of "none of the above"

[jsw_81]

2. Yes

There are a handful of representatives who claim no religious affiliation, but unfortunately (or fortunately if you're a fundy), any serious candidate for statewide or national office has to tow the line and support religion, namely Christianity.

[Catch22Dem]

3. If you want me to

I'll change that when I rule the world. Muhahahahahahaha!

[Dragon Turtle]

5. Can you offer your employees

even better benefits than if Hank Scorpio conquered the earth?

[newyawker99]

11. Hi Dragon Turtle!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Freddie Stubbs]

6. There are non-Christians in state-wide office

Pennsylvania's Governor and Senior US Senator are both Jewish.

[_Jumper_]

4. Excellent question

There have been none that I know of that officially acknowledged that they believe in a religion other than Christianity and Judiasm. Several Western countries have Muslim MP's. Canada has Sikh, Muslim, and I believe Hindu MP's. It had a Sikh minister under Chretien. When will the US have a Hindu congressperson and a Muslim Secretary?????

[Syrinx]

7. Isn't Chaka Fatah (sp?) Muslim?

And Kwame Mfume (sp?)?

[Hekate]

8. Unitarians were in at the founding

Deists and Unitarians were well represented among the founding fathers and mothers. It was considered a rational and ethical attitude toward the universe and one's fellow man. That attitude was crucial to the language of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. One of the Big Lies told by the fundamentalists today is that the US was founded by Christians and only Christians, for Christians, some going so far as to claim that George Washington was a born-again, which he most certainly was not. But you keep telling the Big Lie and eventually everyone believes it's gospel. ;)

whuf Guess that hit a hot button.

Hekate

[beanball]

9. South Dakota

had an Arab American as its senator a few years ago.

[ButterflyBlood]

10. Most Arab Americans are not Muslim though

only 1/4 are. Christian Arab Americans outnumber Muslim Arab Americans.