Obama's Faith? Who Cares?

I'm really getting tired of the press lately running stories (often prompted by right-wing political motives) about the American public's doubts about Obama's faith. I really don't care what he believes so long as he continues to leave it out of the public sphere. Whether he believes in fairies, leprechauns, unicorns, or vampires -- I don't care. Just be sure he keeps it to himself and make decisions based on rational, evidence-based processes.

 

The Constitution Article 6 says there should be not any religious test for public office. So, who cares about Obama's religion except those who would undermine the US Constitution for their own purposes. I sincerely doubt that Christian fundamentalists care about the Constitution any more than the Islamic reactionaries in Iran care about how we feel about their country. If they had it their way, we would be a religious monarchy today in the US led by some wacko Christian fundamentalist (who I'm sure would want for nothing, including his mistress to go along with his wife.)

 

Religious people tend to be very hypocritical, especially those who publicly proclaim their religiosity. Give me a declared atheist as President so I can have some confidence that at least his or her decisions are not affected by imaginary spirits whispering in his or her ear.