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Many years ago, 231 years to be exact, when those fifty-six men sat down to sign the Declaration of Independence, I don't believe that they ever expected that someone would someday ask if we should choose our candidates on what faith they practice. These fifty-six men signed their names to the belief that we all have the right to freedom of religion without persecution. To eliminate a candidate simply on the basis of what religion he practices, regardless of his stand on the issues, would be limiting our choices dramatically.

Would you rather vote for a man who you don't have faith in and whom you think doesn't have your best interest at heart just because he is of the same faith as you? Just because he is of a different faith doesn't mean that he is not an honorable and ethical man. It just means that he practices a different religion than some of his constituents. The only time that religion should be considered a factor is when the religion itself goes against the constitution and laws of this country, other than that everyone has the right to their beliefs that is what our country is founded upon, the belief that we could make a better life for ourselves and our children and have the freedom to choose a life of our own making with the rights endowed to us by our own Constitution.

To choose a candidate simply based on his religion would be going against the principles on which this country is founded. That was the reason that it was always believed that religion and state should be separate. If it is thought that the mention of God should not be allow in the Pledge of Allegiance because it is considered to be forcing a set religion on the citizens than why should what religion a candidate running for office be brought into their campaign.

I would rather vote for someone who believes is gun control and who has a plan to improve the education of our youth because we know that our educational system is in great need of improvement because keep in mind that one of those young people will be running this country some day and when he is I wonder if we will be more worried about what religion he is or whether he is capable of running this country. If you had to really think about it I'm sure that you would realize that their are many more important issues to worry about when voting for our President than whether or not he has the same beliefs as you .

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