Mount Vernon Baptist Church

Does President Obama's religion matter?

     Last weekend, at a rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, television personality, Glenn Beck boldly criticized President Obama's religion.  Mr. Beck called it a "perversion."  He said that America "isn't recognizing the president's version of Christianity."  Mr. Beck characterized it as "liberation theology."

     Despite critique of Mr. Obama's Christianity a recent poll showed that nearly 20% of Americans believe falsely that the president is Muslim.

      Why is there so much attention on President Obama's religion?  Does it matter what religion the president is?