Does the religion of a candidate in an election matter?   In the United States General election it seems to, at least from one side.  

I have heard, read, seen posted time and time again how this Country needs to move back to God, Satan is in charge, The President is a Muslim, we need to move back to our Christian roots, the President is a false prophet or anti-Christ and on and on and on.   Unbelievable hate and ignorance.  

• The President claims to be a professing Christian.   That is not for I or any one else to judge.   If he was Muslim and followed the Constitution would it matter?  
• This Country was founded on the Separation of Church and State.   Many of the founding fathers were NOT Christian, certainly nor practicing, believing Christians.  
• Those that create the biggest noise on this are the so called right-wing evangelical Christians.  The Christ of the new Testament quite clearly time after time teaches not to judge, pay to Caesar (a secular Government) what is theirs to love and not hate and I can go on and on.   This group are the new Pharisees.
• Finally.... these folks who are so anti- the President and make these claims have a Candidate for President who is of course an Evangelical Christian.  NO!!   He is of the Mormon faith recognized by all major religious scholars and theologians to be a cult.   If they have a problem with Islam why not Mormons who have changed the Bible to their interpretation claiming it is Christian.   Islam have their own Holy Book, but, never made those claims.   If there is to be a false prophet or a great deception by Satan perhaps it could be argued that this acceptance of the Mormon faith to be mainstream could be it?   

Let's keep it real and say it as it is.   You hate the President because he is different, has a different political ideology and perhaps you just hate.   Stop misrepresenting my faith, my God and the Bible.   Have a different opinion I'm all for that, but, ignorance and fear is hypocrisy of the highest order.

For the record as Christian I would love a true Christ centered President, but, it is not essential by any means.   My vote will always go to those who stand for tolerance, peace, fairness and the people.  Whatever religion they claim to be, that, is Christlike policies.

-Richard