Islamic Presidential Ineligibility

BEN CARSON, republican candidate for the American presidency, believes that embracing the Islamic faith should disqualify a person for the office of President. He said so, straight up, mincelessly. Presumably, he feels the same way about atheists, deists, pantheists, Hindus, and Buddhists. That may not be the case, but if not, why not? If one chooses to be a bigot, why not choose to practice bigotry full time, equal opportunity bigotry? Using this criteria, the first six American presidents, including Washington and Jefferson, could never have become president; they were deists, and thought the Christian faith a bit to dogmatic and superstitious for their personal tastes, as intelligent intellectuals often do, then and now. Carson has not indicated whether he believes Methodists, Catholics, or Southern Baptists are presidential material. They might have a better chance of passing muster in Dr. Carson's narrrow minded world, since he himself most likely adheres to the belief that human salvation can be gained only by believing fervently that nailing Joshua ben Joseph to a wooden cross and torturing him to death was necessary to atone for the sins of billions of flawed animals. Whatever his particular brand of human sacrificial Christian cult, be warned: join it, or step aside and suspend candidacy. Neither has he indicated whether he would consider supporting a candidate who, in order to become president, renounces the Islamic faith and converts to a more suitable form of worship, his, at the same media event featuring the declaration of presidential candidacy. These questions he may, if we are fortunate in our eternal quest formindless entertainment, elucidate further in the near future. If we are even more fortunate, there will come a day when some retired neurosurgeon will declare that anybody who practices any form of organized religion whatever is not eligible, owing to a lack of objectivity and intelligence.