Is America Ready to elect a non-religious president?
Sanders hasn't quite called himself an atheist, but he's come pretty close. Is America --which is by some measure the most religious country in the developed world - ready to elect an all but self-declared atheist? One thing that certainly will keep Sanders from making strong inroads with African American voters in the South is his lack of interest in religion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bernie-sanders-finally-answers-the-god-question/2016/01/26/83429390-bfb0-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_sandersreligion-7am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
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they are proliferating. Hillary's surrogates have been on TV with this stuff
Having religion = being religious
Some definitions of religion:
re·li·gion (rĭ-lĭj?ən) n.
1.
a. The belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers, regarded as creating and governing the universe: respect for religion.
b. A particular variety of such belief, especially when organized into a system of doctrine and practice: the world's many religions.
c. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order: a widow who went into religion and became a nun.
3. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion: a person for whom art became a religion.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
religion (rɪˈlɪdʒən)
n
1. belief in, worship of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control of human destiny
2. any formal or institutionalized expression of such belief: the Christian religion.
3. the attitude and feeling of one who believes in a transcendent controlling power or powers
4. (Roman Catholic Church) chiefly RC Church the way of life determined by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience entered upon by monks, friars, and nuns: to enter religion.
5. something of overwhelming importance to a person: football is his religion.
6. archaic
a. the practice of sacred ritual observances
b. sacred rites and ceremonies
[C12: via Old French from Latin religiō fear of the supernatural, piety, probably from religāre to tie up, from re- + ligāre to bind]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•li•gion (rɪˈlɪdʒ ən) n.
1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usu. involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code for the conduct of human affairs.
2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion.
3. the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices: a world council of religions.
4. the life or state of a monk, nun, etc.: to enter religion.
5. the practice of religious beliefs; ritual observance of faith.
6. something a person believes in and follows devotedly.
7. Archaic. strict faithfulness; devotion.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/religion
Oh, goddess. 
your little brain.
Atheism is, quite literally, the lack of belief in a god. Yet you assert that it is a belief anyway.
And you "teach this stuff"?
Thanks for giving the anti-education lobby more ammo for their argument regarding 'bad teachers'.
He said he believes in one God, not a pantheon and pantheism is not a synonym for atheism.
Sanders said he believes in God, though not necessarily in a traditional manner.
Exactly. He believes in God. How the hell do you think you have the right to judge or dismiss his belief in God?
This is a thread of religious bigotry. It's shameful, disgraceful and disgusting.
And it's been brought to DU...the "Liberal" bastion of the interwebs. 
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
...since Reagan, so maybe it's time to try something different, eh?
I couldn't help saying this, I feel it so strongly. The presidents and other politicians who have robbed us blind over the last 3 1/2 decades, have sent our young people to die in unjust wars, have slaughtered millions, and have utterly abandoned the poor majority, meanwhile parading themselves as religious, make me sick!
My first thought was to ignore this outrageous attack on Bernie Sanders, a man of Jewish heritage who actually practices the best values of the Judeo-Christian tradition, such as honesty, compassion, helping the poor and pursuing justice. But I can't ignore it. Feeding religious prejudice is truly foul, and is just as dangerous as other kinds of xenophobia.
I don't know if this disgusting OP was a put-up job for or by the Clinton campaign, or merely a clueless partisan acting unilaterally. Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton doesn't have a good record as to "dirty tricks," lies and slander. All I can say is that it is a scurrilous OP that makes the Clinton campaign look very bad, indeed, whether they are guilty of it or not, and it will surely backfire on them, whether they deserve it or not.
