[SuziQ]

With the exception of a Muslim candidate (because their religion is PART of their political system)I don't see why the religion or lack thereof of a candidate matters. The President has no power to force his or her religion on anyone. We have a problem with galloping Secular Humanism, but that has come about as result of rulings by the Supremes, and from Congress.

It is the political views, and the character of the candidate that matter the most to me. These standards, and knowing the kind of folks the candidate chooses for advisors, and the kind of person he or she might choose for the Supremes, tells me more about a candidate than what religion the person professes.

[BwanaNdege]

“Religion” matters because anyone to be trusted with the power of the US Presidency MUST know that he or she is accountable to a “Higher Power”. Whom they choose to be accountable to truly matters.

Is it the God of the Bible whom they love, revere and, yes, fear, or is some wanna-be imposter?

Most avoided is a candidate who perceives themselves as the supreme authority.

[muawiyah]

Obama's own church (Trinity) Church of Christ used to think they should have civil authority over the government to make sure its agents didn't deviate from their moral standards.

That seems to be the only point of theology that Obama seems to have absorbed ~ that he should force the system to work according to current CofC standards.