A BBC article examining the impact of religion on the USA elections.
In fact, although the United States has a constitutional barrier separating church and state, the vast majority of Americans want their leaders to be religious.
A poll conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that 72% agreed with the statement "The president should have strong religious beliefs."
"I want to be sure that the person I vote in has got some religious beliefs - as long he has some convictions about his faith and is not afraid to say so," said Raymond Barber of Sea Breeze, Florida.
Should faith be a virtual mandatory factor in the election of a national leader?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3658172.stm
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