Huckabee states "My faith is my life - it defines me. My faith doesn't influence my decisions, it drives them. For example, when it comes to the environment, I believe in being a good steward of the earth. I don't separate my faith from my personal and professional lives."

Thomas Jefferson's "separation of church and state" article was used specifically when the First Amendment to the Constitution was written. How can we be assured that if Huckabee were elected to be our next President that he will be able to separate his religion from making decisions fro the United States of America? Especially when he admits a significant part of his adult life was spent as a pastor and denominational leader. Not only was he a minister he also graduated from Ouachita Baptist University, attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has two honorary doctoral degrees: a Doctor of Humane Letters, received from John Brown University in 1991, and a Doctor of Laws from Ouachita Baptist University in 1992. His whole life is tied to his religion. Makes me very leary.

While someone on this forum said they have had about enough of Texas politicians, I think we have also had about enough of Arkansas politicians.

How much better it would Mitt Romney be in separation of his religious beliefs and running the country? I have my doubts about this too. Mitt's His great-great-grandfather, Parley P. Pratt, was among the first leaders of of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Parley P. Pratt practiced plural marriage, and went to Mexico in 1884 after an 1878 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld laws banning polygamy.

While Mitt Romney doesn't make public statements that his religion will influence his decisions, his life too seems to revolve around his religion. Romney dropped out of Stanford Romney and served in France for 30 months as a missionary for the LDS Church. Once he returned he finished his education at Brigham Young University.

I am certainly not against anyone who is religious but I am very cautious about electing a President who seems to let his religion influence so many of his decisions. Jefferson was so right when the 1st Amendment was written. There need to be a separation of church and state. Otherwise we end up like so many other nations where the Catholic Church etc. influence laws and government.