The president's religion is his business, not ours

@ Joe_Allen_Doty

But wait! The Secret Spaghetti Sphinx orders me to keep my religion secret, and pretend to be a Christian...

Glad to know what Jesus thinks from someone who knows him personally. It reminds me of a street preacher I met in Chicago, who said "and if you want to know what Jesus said about televisions, he said 'Throw them out'" Must have been in a part of the New Testament I missed.

If a person is a true Believer in Christ Jesus, his relationship with Jesus MUST not be kept to himself.

The LORD doesn't want anyone to be "closeted believers."

Religion is based on rules set up mostly by human beings. But, true spirituality has to do with one's relationship with the LORD, others and acceptance of one's own self unconditionally.

Since the 1st Century Church, aka "The Way" in the New Testament, met in the homes of Believers, the Obama family can have church in their own residence at the White House.

In my family when we had Bible study and prayer in the evening, often it was like our own worship service.

One should not PUSH one's beliefs on others; but, one should not keep one's relationship with Jesus to oneself. Jesus wouldn't approve of that.

The president has made it clear that he's a Christian, not that it should matter. If some people refuse to believe that, it's their problem. He could go to church three times a week with news cameras in the pew next to him and some people would say that he's putting on a show to fool the nation. Some people will believe anything if it's fed to them frequently and loudly enough. I think it's time to move on, and think about some things that really matter. Like who's funding the Tea Party and why?

This is simply naive. A man's religious beliefs influence, and often determine, his views about his fellow men, the nature of war, the bounds of religious freedom, the ways in which a civil government should behave toward the exercise of religious liberties, and other important issues. If a president withholds, or does not make clear his religious beliefs, he deprives the people he intends to lead and to represent of information about his character and about how he might lead in certain circumstances. The people may understand poorly what motivates him, and therefore be less equipped to vote intelligently when considering candidates who are aspiring toward our nation's highest elected office. Candidates, as well as sitting presidents, should make clear their respective religious affiliation or lack thereof. Not to insist that they do so is to vote in ignorance.