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So let's get back to it and stop shooting off into rabbit trails because you don't want to answer the consistency question: Are you saying that if, let's say, a pro-life Village Voice religiousless writer matched the most number of "hits" that aligned with your set of ideals in a candidate, his religiousless is totally irrelevant to you?

I would also want to know if he agrees with the Declaration of Independence that our rights are granted by God and are inalienable.

If an atheist agreed with that and was pro-life and generally agreed with my other conservative values, then yes, I would be willing to vote for him. Not a likely scenario, but I would.

I would also want to know if he agrees with the Declaration of Independence that our rights are granted by God and are inalienable.

Romney made this vow as part of a mormon temple ritual:

"You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar, that you do accept the Law of Consecration as contained in the Doctrine and Covenants, in that you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.

If Romney took the presidential oath of office would that affect our "Inalienable rights"?

I would also want to know if he agrees with the Declaration of Independence that our rights are granted by God and are inalienable. If an atheist agreed with that and was pro-life and generally agreed with my other conservative values, then yes, I would be willing to vote for him. Not a likely scenario, but I would.

Well, I commend you for your consistency.

In fact, I would hope others who've made these absolute types of statement would be consistent like you...except...

...well...except for the fact that "consistency" isn't my highest value. Discernment about the truth is.

So allow me to press you on one other point: Do you make any distinction of what you just said about voting for the Prez of the US vs. let's say, a congressman? [And I'll tell you up front why I am asking: Imagine a Jack Bauer "24" situational crisis where the president prays for discernment, guidance, wisdom, & direction--and he prays to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--the solo God of the universe. Now imagine the same situation with no such prayer 'cause the value-filled presidential atheist believes the "buck stops here."]

Even if it's not relevant to you to have a president who prays to the true God, can't you at least concede that you can understand that it's important or at least potentially relevant to millions of Americans?