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After all the Christian religious leaders that have been caught engaging in gay sex, adultery, sexual abuse or just plain stealing their followers’ money, I am sick of all this preoccupation with religion in politics.

There is no way to know what’s in a person’s heart or mind on religious matters, so religion should be ignored when it comes to politics. It’s too easy lie about one’s faith and to live a lie regarding one’s religion. Not to mention that even those sincerely religious sin and make mistakes all the time.

Any of us could attend any church, say all the right things, look devout, give money and not really believe in that church at all.

Candidates have a history, a record of deportment and action, and positions on the issues. They should be judged on those matters. Their religious beliefs cannot be truly known, that would require the ability to read their minds.

Right -- it is mainly the content of their character by which we judge the best man or woman. We also look at their detailed policy positions, not the wrinkles on their faces.

So who is more consistent and trustworthy across his or her entire career? And who is a pander-bear?