[JPhillips]

Religious beliefs only matter to me when they compel actions or goals that are in contrast to ideals of the founders. I don't care if she speaks in tongues from time to time. I do care that she was interested in banning books. Same for Obama, I don't care that he went to Trinity, I would care if he said he was promoting Wright's worldview.

The good conversation that could come from all this, but won't unfortunately, is that in churches all across America people hear what the majority would likely consider an extreme message. Religious beliefs, by their nature are "crazy" to those who don't share the same beliefs. To a non-believer there really isn't a craziness difference between people who believe in a Holy Ghost and people who believe in Xenu.

That's why it's important for public officials to put the ideals of the nation as expressed in the Constitution above the ideals of one's own religious beliefs if they are in conflict. It's only when an official can't place their religious views subservient to the Constitution that I have a problem.