Importance of Religion on Presidential Candidates

In response to the article regarding John McCain and his commentary about presidential candidates and religion, I just wanted to talk a little more about that because it’s truly something that I can’t seem to comprehend. Is religion really so important in American politics? Is it really impossible to ever elect a president who is not a Christian? These seem like such unlikely questions but the reality and the truth is that these questions are truly valid within American society today. I hate to say it but in some ways, America, or at least American politics, is somewhat racist and that just doesn’t seem to be okay… I’ll expand on this idea a little more in the following weeks.