06-18-2010, 07:28 AM
Lets see, other than 13 jews, every other member of the US senate belong to some christian sect. Atheists/non-religious, which make up 15% of the general populace, have 0 senators. Sikhs, which make up a fairly small percentage, have also no members in the senate.
In the house of representatives, four are "unspecified", no sikhs, two buddhists, and a muslim. Somehow, I feel religious diversity is a bit, erm, missing in the US government. It's not just the sikhs, it seems to be that if you're not christian you've got a very difficult time being elected. Atheists, as it so happens, are just about entirely unelectable, even less so than sikhs, as studies have shown atheists are apparently the least trusted minority in the US.
Yay for religious tolerance?
In the house of representatives, four are "unspecified", no sikhs, two buddhists, and a muslim. Somehow, I feel religious diversity is a bit, erm, missing in the US government. It's not just the sikhs, it seems to be that if you're not christian you've got a very difficult time being elected. Atheists, as it so happens, are just about entirely unelectable, even less so than sikhs, as studies have shown atheists are apparently the least trusted minority in the US.
Yay for religious tolerance?