[Buddha-l] Buddhism, the second largest religion in the world

[Vicente Gonzalez]

Richard Hayes wrote:

RH> A recent Pew Foundation survey finds that more than 60% of voters in the
RH> United States say they would be unwilling to vote for presidential candidate
RH> who does not believe in God. So if Buddhism is a non-theist religion, I
RH> reckon we may have to wait a while for America's first Buddhist president.
RH> (I'm glad I learned this before declaring my candidacy.)

I don't know exactly about your country. Frequently I agree with your
critics about the actual moment but not with a general picture of your
country. Note the USA produces thousand works of different religions,
and many people can study Buddhism in the more important universities.
In my country the socialist presidents declares themselves atheists
but all that real stuff that you have, here still is science-fiction.

So you can imagine that I prefer they declares themselves Manitou
devotes if they can build some places like those. Next elections, most
of people and myself will vote again socialist but also because the
other alternative is more darker than the Dracula's room.
Today we are in a point in where people must vote in order to avoid
catastrophic rulers instead evaluating benefits of the different
alternatives. 


best regards,