"Committed Christian" President

I have mixed feelings about all this.

I think I know why they're doing it - and for both of them there's an exploitative element, even though Obama's probably partly fighting back against that evil "Manchurian candidate" attack.

But of course it's not only those two. They're just the most prominent examples- the candidates pushing their religion in our faces. (Romney's case is somewhat different; he's trying hard to be "a person of faith" without getting into the icky details.)

So, yeah, I think Obama's sincere in his religion, but I also think this is a trend we need to stop.

And this isn't just because I'm a freethinker (okay, you can call me an atheist if you like). Anybody who values their own particular brand of religion should be disturbed at the thought that we might elect someone who will push us just that much closer to the day when religious convictions are the key to electability. Sure, it's okay when it's your church, but what happens when the demographics shift?

And not only is it a profoundly un-American concept, it's dangerous.

Haven't we had enough of that?

Yeah, I know. Neither profound nor particularly original. But sometimes things just are what they are.

And check out Glenn Greenwald's take.