Does anyone know how many atheists have been elected President of the USA?

[spartak]

Just curious.

[Japher]

43

[spartak]

[Dis]

0

[spartak]

Zero? Really?

[Dis]

actually there may have been many "secret" athiests, but they can't actually come out and say it.

Maybe Roosevelt. I don't know.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

theres 1 i think. one of the first ones did not swear by the bible but by something else.

[Japher]

They all belong to the Illuminati, who are atheists... duh!

[spartak]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
theres 1 i think. one of the first ones did not swear by the bible but by something else.

Really, which one?

[Lawrence of Arabia]

not washington, maybe one of the adams, or madison, or maybe thomas jeffreson.

[Japher]

Theadore Roosevelt, didn't the first time, but did the second time

[spartak]

Did he change his mind?

[Japher]

looks like some others as well

http://www.eadshome.com/OathScripture.htm

[Dis]

btw, when I'm elected president of the United States I will be the next athiest president.

This will come during the 2008 election (the first year I'm eligible to be president)

[Dr Strangelove]

Just becasue they didn't swear on a Bible doesn't mean they're atheists. Quakers and some other protestant sects don't believe in swearing oaths.

I know for a fact that Jefferson was a deist. Teddy Roosevelt was an Episcopalian. I don't know about Pierce, Hayes and Arthur.