You people are exactly why America is such a politically inept place to live. Religious involvement in politics is so abysmally disgusting that the Founding Fathers would be horrified by what you people base your politics. And of course you wonderfully educated people will say, "But the Founding Fathers based the US on Christian Principles." Almost half of them were agnostics/atheists. Jefferson called religion the one true stain upon the history of the world." God was used as a uniting cause, nothing more. Next point, there was a reason as to why they included "THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE." Those of you who support Bush and McCain solely based upon their positions on abortion or gay rights should not be allowed to vote. It's like voting because you like his hair.  By implying that all Muslims are terrorists is like saying all whites are racists, or that all Germans hate Jews. But then again, all of you are probably both. If anyone quotes a scripture as a reason for not voting for a person, then obviously, you should all believe the Pope's interpretation of the Bible, right? Of course you do, another tenant of your religion. Anyway, according to the Pope, over the summer, he said, that all JEWS, PROTESTANTS, BUDDHISTS, ATHEISTS, AGNOSTICS, HINDUS, etc. are burning in hell, or purgatory, because don't believe in the true faith. Surprised we haven't renamed Bush's ranch Auschwitz Deux. Next, let's talk about Bush visiting Andrews Air Base to pick up the Pope. Hah! like you people actually real news. Now one else has ever been treated like that. WAY TO SEND THAT RELIGIOUS TOLERATION IDEA TO THE DAHLAI LAMA. And let's not do that for the Brits, the only Euro friends we have left. Now, for the article, are Americans right because they are in the majority, or is that just your opinion. Without a doubt the latter, because you say atheist politicians would be unable to win an Islamic battle. That sheer statement proves that Bush is violating separation of State and Church because your saying that someone who doesn't believe Muslims are evil won't pursue the war. That means that the war is religious, not political or economic. I saw at least a dozen examples of Catholics saying that Atheists all commit crimes. If that were true that about 14 percent of the US population should be in jail right now. But oddly enough, while the US has some of the lowest admitted atheist numbers in the world we make up almost 30 percent of the world's prison population. Another person said that all Atheists are nihilists. Not true. I have many other reasons to be depressed and pessimistic. For example, the fact that people honestly support the guy who wrote this article. I will say that I am happy that some people actually defend their conservative beliefs, rather than reading about the Spears lifestyle or how Rosy abuses her son, or any of the other useless celebrity crap that America is addicted to. Just as a side note though, I am rather conservative in things like torture, wire tapping, etc. All I can truly say in the end is that this country is sad, and that I am moving to the China the second that I reach 18. 2 billion atheists, YAY. No I am not an communist. Although I will be glad to argue the case that communism has never been truly acheived. All Catholics need to be put into electro shock therapy. Anti Drug people, email me, I can't wait to hear your "reasons" Be sure to have read the Bible, Quran, Vedas, Talmud etc. because I will use them against you.