Poll: Muslims have highest Obama approval; Mormons lowest

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Sclamoz

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Based on the fact that Catholics have generally supported the Democrats in presidential elections by a solid margin.

The average support for democratic presidents since 1952 is about 54% so Obama isn't far off at all.

According to Gallup it looks like in recent elections Catholics are more of a swing vote than democrats.

Catholics as a Swing Group

Political analysts will certainly continue to monitor Catholics' voting preferences. Catholics constitute about a quarter of Americans, and are a key swing group in national politics. As a group, Catholics have supported the candidate who won the popular vote in the last eight elections, according to Gallup's final pre-election polls. Prior to the 1972 election, Catholics were a reliably Democratic voting bloc. Catholics supported the Democratic candidate in all elections from 1952 through 1968, even in the 1956 Dwight Eisenhower landslide win over Adlai Stevenson.
 

piasabird

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Why should we help pakistan if they would not let us go there and chase down the taliban? The friend of my enemy is my enemy.
 

Lemon law

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Why should we help pakistan if they would not let us go there and chase down the taliban? The friend of my enemy is my enemy.
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First of all Piasabird is an incredible fool if the thinks the enemy of my enemy if my friend.
Didn't exactly work out with Ossama Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein.

As for Pakistan, a nation we have destabilized, they have their problems also. And many of those problems are of Nato making. But if Pakistan goes, there is going to be a lot of other almost unsolvable problems that will follow.

In short, some think problems like that all the way through, and others like Piasabird take superficial wrong assumptions to come to exactly the wrong conclusion.
 

wirelessenabled

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Probably why I don't like you so much. Your an athiest homo with terrorist loving tendencies.

:thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

Sure hope folks like Spidey07 don't vote. Needs to go back to grade school and start over learning about our Republic.
 
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Elfear

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Next time you see a mormon on his bike, use a blow horn to scare the shit out of him so he falls off and joins Joseph Smith in hell faster.

Wow. You're one scary dude. Disagree with your beliefs and it's the death sentence huh?
 

2Xtreme21

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Laugh out loud at Christians in this thread blatantly disrespecting the ideals of "turn the other cheek" (Matthew 5:39) and "love thy neighbor as thyself." (Matthew 22:39)
 

Elfear

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Blow horns are fatal?

I see what you did there. Let me repost what you stated in case you had forgotten

"Next time you see a mormon on his bike, use a blow horn to scare the shit out of him so he falls off and joins Joseph Smith in hell faster."

If you were trying to be funny, talking about murdering someone because you don't agree with their beliefs is very poor taste.
 

5150Joker

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I see what you did there. Let me repost what you stated in case you had forgotten

"Next time you see a mormon on his bike, use a blow horn to scare the shit out of him so he falls off and joins Joseph Smith in hell faster."

If you were trying to be funny, talking about murdering someone because you don't agree with their beliefs is very poor taste.


Again, how would a blow horn result in murder? If he fell and died, that would be because of his shitty bike riding skills. Now if I said, "shoot a mormon riding on his bike" you'd have a point that I wanted to kill them. I see most of them riding with helmets on so the most they'd get is a few bruises/cuts and maybe a blow to the head long enough to show them that their God Joseph Smith is roasting. Well that's if you believe in these myths about heaven and hell to start. And who cares about poor taste or not? This is the AT P&N forums where bad taste and trolling reigns supreme.
 
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Schadenfroh

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Does this mean that Mormons will soon replace Catholics as the primary ridicule targets of P&N?
 

BoomerD

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Does this mean that Mormons will soon replace Catholics as the primary ridicule targets of P&N?

I dunno...the Catholics have a much longer history than the Church of LSD does...some every bit as stupidly funny as the whole "I found the Golden Plates that only I can read...but were taken away by an angel before anyone else could see them" line of bullshit.

However, going back in history, the Catholics were a very evil bunch of churchers...the Inquisition, the days of the Spanish Conquistadors and the Jesuits destroying everything that didn't align with what they knew or believed, killing for Jeezus, enslaving the native peoples "for the Glory of Gawd," and on and on and on...

Other than the "Mountain Meadows Massacre" where the Mormons dressed up like Native American Indians and wiped out an entire wagon train...and slaughtered those who surrendered, Mormon history has been somewhat kinder...
 

JulesMaximus

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What do you think of Muslims supporting Obama?

I say, who gives a fuck? How many Muslims are there in this country anyway? I'd be willing to bet that as many Jews support Obama as well...and they probably have far greater numbers in this country than Muslims.

According to a quick search on google there are approximately 7 millions Jews in this country and anywhere between 2 and 7 million Muslims. So, at best there are approximately the same number of Jews and Muslims who support Obama living in this country. Combined the Obama supporters of both religious groups represent less than 4% of the population.

In other words...who gives a fuck?
 
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Infohawk

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I say, who gives a fuck? How many Muslims are there in this country anyway? I'd be willing to bet that as many Jews support Obama as well...and they probably have far greater numbers in this country than Muslims.

According to a quick search on google there are approximately 7 millions Jews in this country and anywhere between 2 and 7 million Muslims. So, at best there are approximately the same number of Jews and Muslims who support Obama living in this country. Combined the Obama supporters of both religious groups represent less than 4% of the population.

In other words...who gives a fuck?

You don't need to guess at Jewish for support for Obama. It's in the article. Do you have reading issues? It's lower than the support Muslims give him.

Who gives a fuck? You don't, so don't let the door hit you on the way out.
 

child of wonder

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I dunno...the Catholics have a much longer history than the Church of LSD does...some every bit as stupidly funny as the whole "I found the Golden Plates that only I can read...but were taken away by an angel before anyone else could see them" line of bullshit.

However, going back in history, the Catholics were a very evil bunch of churchers...the Inquisition, the days of the Spanish Conquistadors and the Jesuits destroying everything that didn't align with what they knew or believed, killing for Jeezus, enslaving the native peoples "for the Glory of Gawd," and on and on and on...

Other than the "Mountain Meadows Massacre" where the Mormons dressed up like Native American Indians and wiped out an entire wagon train...and slaughtered those who surrendered, Mormon history has been somewhat kinder...

There's more to their history than that.

What I find most appalling about the Mormon church is how obviously false it is. There are many examples of Joseph Smith's deceit (Kinderhook plates, Book of Abraham) and it's clear he was no more a prophet than any of us. Prior to being "the Prophet" he was employed as a "Treasure Hunter" and used the same "Seer Stone" and hat trick to convince look for treasure -- which always ended in failure.

However, because Mormonism is like a secret society it draws many people in for that reason alone. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that we don't know about. Baptisms by proxy of the dead, Masonic rituals, members being required to disclose their finances to ensure 10% tithing of their gross income, special underwear, etc. Up until 1990 members had to take a blood oath where they simulated slitting their own throat and disemboweling themselves as punishment for telling a nonmember about the rituals that go on in the temples.
 

JulesMaximus

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You don't need to guess at Jewish for support for Obama. It's in the article. Do you have reading issues? It's lower than the support Muslims give him.

Who gives a fuck? You don't, so don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Not much lower and again, we're talking about less than 4% of the population of this country...or is it you who has reading comprehension issues? You brought up the subject as though it is something we need to get upset over and do something about. I think it's a non-issue and that you're a loon.
 

Infohawk

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You brought up the subject as though it is something we need to get upset over and do something about.

Bzzzzzzz.... wrong. You're jumping to conclusions and have no evidence for that statement. Obviously, you're looking for something to be upset about.
 

BoomerD

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There's more to their history than that.

What I find most appalling about the Mormon church is how obviously false it is. There are many examples of Joseph Smith's deceit (Kinderhook plates, Book of Abraham) and it's clear he was no more a prophet than any of us. Prior to being "the Prophet" he was employed as a "Treasure Hunter" and used the same "Seer Stone" and hat trick to convince look for treasure -- which always ended in failure.

However, because Mormonism is like a secret society it draws many people in for that reason alone. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that we don't know about. Baptisms by proxy of the dead, Masonic rituals, members being required to disclose their finances to ensure 10% tithing of their gross income, special underwear, etc. Up until 1990 members had to take a blood oath where they simulated slitting their own throat and disemboweling themselves as punishment for telling a nonmember about the rituals that go on in the temples.

Ah hell...there's so much about Mormonism to point fingers at and laugh...I only mentioned a couple of things.

I ROFL'd at the cartoon vid that was posted earlier.
 

piasabird

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So what is the purpose of his opinion rating by religious groups?

Has O'Bama ever went to church in any church other than one that has theology that all white people are bad?

It is a total sham and lie that he ran on saying he was a christian. How about a poll asking people if they think O'Bammah is a christian?
 

Red Dawn

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So what is the purpose of his opinion rating by religious groups?

Has O'Bama ever went to church in any church other than one that has theology that all white people are bad?

It is a total sham and lie that he ran on saying he was a christian. How about a poll asking people if they think O'Bammah is a christian?

Lol, a magic underwear sporting Mormon questioning if Obama's Christian.:whiste: