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Hello! There's at least 2 people in my party, 1 being the DM, that are treating clerics and paladins as religious zealots. We're playing Kingmaker and they didn't vote in a LG Paladin of Abadar as Ruler because they feel his religion would have clouded his judgement. In play, he hasn't RPed a zealot or pushed his religion on anyone.
I tried saying it's not fair to compare our Earth religions to Pathfinder's and that electing a paladin of Abadar as Ruler is not the same as electing a Catholic Bishop to Ruler. The DM said "When a man of a god rules....it tends to be gods who truly rule....not men. (The Paladin has not exhibited zealotry, but since he is part of an order of zealots.....its difficult to let prejudice stand aside" and "Paladins are far more devout than anything in our world. They have so much devotion to the powers of law and good that these belief systems actually give them power, actually manifest in the physical world. They believe so strongly....magic manifests. Its like voting in an ultra pope......one that can actually talk to angels for advice......you're right its not the same....its far far far more severe. Its more like voting Jesus Christ as ruler." --- is it?
Another player said "Electing a member of the church of Abadar to a leadership role, is the equivalent of electing a priest to be president. "
Is that fair? Am I wrong in my view of clerics and paladins? Yes, RP comes into play of course but is it fair bias or stereotype to have against clerics and paladins, especially those of Abadar?
Thanks for your feedback.