Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Religious Litmus Test

As an Evangelical Christian(ist), Sarah Palin likely believes in Biblical literalism. Now, a few months back I posted about study that, in general, those who so believe are more likely to have lower IQs than those whose view of the Bible is more interpretive. So, already there we have a reason to reject her as a credible candidate.

I'm going to assume that the moderators of the VP debates on October 2 will not ask her a question about her religious beliefs. I'm going to assume that the candidates will have opportunities to view the questions in advance of the debate, so Palin will likely reject any questions about her faith. But, given that the successor to the leader of the free world likely believes that the earth is only 6,000 years old and that dinosaurs and humans shared the earth together, don't you think it's relevant to hear her actually state this for the record (or, more accurately, to lie about it)?

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