[Perndog]

Whether or not a candidate's religious expression should matter is irrelevant; the fact is that it DOES. In this overwhelmingly Christian country, the best Christian in any particular election automatically gets points in his favor. And whether or not it is in good taste (which is pretty subjective anyway) to exploit religion in a campaign, a candidate who has such a tool would be stupid not to use it because it is so powerful.

I'll change my mind when I see a couple more Jews and atheists in public office.

EDIT: I meant publicly recognized atheists.