When Religion is More Important Than Governing

This morning, a retweet from one of the Fox News stations opined, out loud, if the President should not be more open about his religious position. This follows a number of surveys that indicate as many as a quarter of Americans think he is Muslim. This is probably the same group of people that think Iraq had something to do with the September 11, 2001 attacks, but I digress.

On another site, I found this interesting evaluation:

United States Constitution Article VI, paragraph 3

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

Of course, this begs the question. If the Constitution says no religious test shall ever be required then the issue is moot right?

If only it were that simple. Let's face it, most in the United States choose to hide behind the Constitution when it suits them, such as the issue of gun rights, but choose to ignore it when it is less convenient, such as the issue of being granted citizenship at birth. And those that are screaming loudest for the President to reveal his religious beliefs are those that are also most willing to shred the Constitution when it is inconvenient to their argument.

Religion is a personal issue. To make it more than that is to devalue the entire purpose of religion. Who you worship is between you and your god, and who the President worships, is completely and utterly not the business of the American people. Sadly, most seem to feel this is not the case.