Would you vote for an atheist president?Definition of atheism:lack of belief in the existence of god

[LeftishBrit]

161. Of course (or Prime Minister/ MP in my case)

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In fact, my two former MPs, whom I voted for, were both openly atheist.

Religion isn't a big deal for most British voters, though there are some places where it is - certainly it's a big deal in Northern Ireland. And religious-right nutters have sometimes had influence on elections in places where you'd never imagine it to be possible (e.g. my own apparently liberal constituency in 2010). But I don't think most voters would care too much about how religious a Prime Minister is. We've had one or two openly atheist Prime Ministers, and several who were so religiously indifferent that they probably didn't know themselves whether they were Christian or atheist.

ETA: I wouldn't vote for someone just because they were atheist. It's their policies and competence that matter.