Obama's Devotion to the Virgin Mary: Who Knew?

the only ones who aren't sure of obama's faith persuasion are the folks who, when citing his 'radical christian' views didn't stop his election, now accuse him of islamic leanings, as if believing in islam is a crime.

Excuse me, but the church and our state are not intertwined. Their religion should not dictate how the country is governed. We pay them to do a job, not inflict their personal beliefs on us. Unfortunately, you want all of us to submit to your beliefs, which runs completely contrary to how our country is supposed to operate. You, sir, are anti-American.

There is nothing wrong or 'anti-American' about anyone of whatever believe system in an elected position to aim to affect public policy so as to reflect his/her beliefs. That is what democracy (including a domocratic replublic) is all about. Surely those of little faith or no faith want public policy to reflect their opinions - they seem to be in the majority. Both sides discuss the matter at hand, each trying to convice the other of the value of their argument(s). Then it comes to a vote. Somebody wins, somebody loses - or an accomdation is made. The winners walk away satisfied (in an accomodation perhaps somewhat), the losers get ready to fight another day. In the end, on the next election day, the voters decide if they are satisfied with their representative and either re-elect him/her, or toss him/her out on their ear. That is the way it should work - no one has a right to expect their representative to hang his/her value system at the outside of their office door (those are appropriately called 'phony' or 'flakes' - of course the candidate should let prospective voters know of his/her convictions or that he/she will not sacrifice their value system on the altar of politics ... that way the voters can either accept it and vote him/her, or vote for the other person - the 'phony' or the 'flake'.