Religion shouldn't disqualify presidential candidates
Robert Stockman, director, The Wilmette Institute on the Baha'i faith
The beginning of a new presidential campaign season has once again brought to the fore the issue of whether American voters are ready to elect persons outside the white Protestant mainstream to the nation’s highest office.
The first concern for anyone should be whether a candidate is willing to uphold the Constitution and the governmental system it establishes. There is no reason to disqualify anyone on these grounds automatically based on their religion.
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