Everyone is hooting and hollering and getting in a huff over Governor Robert Bentley stating in church that he only considers Christians to be his brothers and sisters, although he’d like more people to embrace Christ so he can count them as “family”. I find myself for once standing back and wondering what the hoopla is all about.
You see, we’ve been saying for some time now that someone’s religious beliefs shouldn’t be a litmus test for their fitness for public office. It shouldn’t matter if a candidate is Catholic, Jewish, or Theodish Heathen. What matters are their political views and their commitment to the First Amendment. If they are willing to uphold the Constitution of their country and state, then their religious views, sexual orientation, and gender is immaterial. We should judge politicians based on their political merits.
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