Obama's Religious Background, Does It Matter? Options

[fameONE]

For those of you that have been following, yet another, God-awful US election, you're well aware of the recent specualtions about Barack Obama being a Muslim. Does it really matter? What difference would it make if the man was a Scientologist?

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Discuss.

EDIT: Can someone please correct the spelling in the title?

[NoSex]

To answer the original question, religious beliefs have nothing to do with what I look for in a candidate. That SHOULDN'T add to or take away from a person's support during an election, and it's really sad that it does sometimes. I can only hope that the majority realizes that these rumors are bogus, and even if they weren't, he's a damn strong candidate regardless.

You people are so stupid and PC, it's disgusting. You have to realize that George W. Bush won't care much for the environment as he sees the Earth as an expendable gift given to us by the lord that will soon be empty as per the Rapture - further, the Rapture ensures that our Christian leaders will see a silver lining in even the mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb (especially if it falls somewhere in the middle east). Think about it people, spirituality is a huge influence on the character, attitudes, and belief of an individual which, directly, determine an individual's behavior.

[libertie]

You people are so stupid and PC, it's disgusting. You have to realize that George W. Bush won't care much for the environment as he sees the Earth as an expendable gift given to us by the lord that will soon be empty as per the Rapture - further, the Rapture ensures that our Christian leaders will see a silver lining in even the mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb (especially if it falls somewhere in the middle east). Think about it people, spirituality is a huge influence on the character, attitudes, and belief of an individual which, directly, determine an individual's behavior.

Thanks, and I appreciate your pointing out my stupidity. That's fine if you prefer to see it that way. Still, that wouldn't change the fact that I would vote for someone who followed a religion I didn't agree with if I agreed with his/her platform. You misinterpreted me - I never said that a person's religious background does not affect that person's character, and I'm not trying to say that he will definitely put his religious morals aside while in office - that's impossible and quite illogical to think that way. What I am saying is that I am impressed with his personality, even if the rumors about him being raised as a muslim were true, and out of all the candidates I agree with him the most.