I agree with the others. It's not a candidates religion that matters, but more how their religiong will influence what kind of Presidency we can expect. People had worried that JFK was Catholic and there had never been a Catholic President before. I think some worried he would take orders from the Pope or something. But JFK was very clear about what kind of President he wanted to be. I think this speech (http://www.beliefnet.com/story/40/story_4080_1.html) is an exemplar for how to handle one's religion and holding public office. "I believe in a President whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the nation or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office.
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Date: 2008-01-27 12:32 pm (UTC)"I believe in a President whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the nation or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office.