Election Time

I don't know about anyone else, but it's only June and I am already sick and tired of election year politics. I am sick of pretty much every aspect of it all, but I am especially sick of hearing about who is more "Christian." I don't care if the man is a Christian, Muslim, Jew, Pagan, Pastafarian, or whatever as long as they don't try to force their reilgion on me. I think a lot of Americans forget that this is a nation founded on religious freedom and tolerance. Another fact that seems to be under debate lately is the "separation of church and state." I've heard numerous conservatives say that there is nowhere in the US Constitution that creates a separation between the two and I disagree. I think the 1st amendment is pretty clear: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." In my opinion, if we went ahead and made all laws and decisions based on Christianity, we would would be going against the Constitution. Therefore, the fact that Obama was born a Muslim or is now some super Christian is irrelevant to me.

I also have an entire rant about how I'm not a fan of either McCain or Obama, but I'll save it for next time.