[Colofornian]

I would have no trouble with an atheist president, or a Mormon, or any of the other belief systems commonplace to the western world.As others far more clever than I have said, we’re not electing a pope/bishop/whatever, we’re electing the president of a republic, the constitution of which appears to be an entirely secular document, regardless of how religion may have informed the beliefs of its writers.

Allow me to ask you then the exact questions I just asked Colorado Tanker:

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?

[dmz]

I take no issue with believers. I’ve made that statement before on this very forum. Myself, I’m agnostic.

As far as recognizing that it is very important to others, absolutely, and I really have no problem with that. To quote and recast a phrase from a no longer often seen freeper - I’m a non-evangelical agnostic.