Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to correct the misconception that he’s a Muslim now that the presidential campaign has hit the Bible Belt.

“I’ve been to the same church - the same Christian church - for almost 20 years,” Obama said, stressing the word Christian and drawing cheers from the faithful in reply. “I was sworn in with my hand on the family Bible. Whenever I’m in the United States Senate, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. So if you get some silly e-mail … send it back to whoever sent it and tell them this is all crazy. Educate.”

I believe Obama is referring to an email similar to the one I received, and posted here at BH, nearly two weeks ago. I agree that he should address the lying liars, but I hate that presidential contenders feel they have to suck up to the religious crowd even if they do represent a fairly large block of the voting public. But a person’s religious beliefs shouldn’t be a factor in his/her qualifications for president. (I thought that was law?)