Does Obama's Religious Practices Really Matter?

The debate over Obama and his religion has surfaced again.

Two polls came out these week that question which religion Obama follows and which followers of religion support Obama.  In a poll by the Pew Center, there was a significant drop in the number of people who believe Obama is a Christian, while there were increases in people who think he is either Muslim or they don’t know.  The poll results are as follows:

This was matched with a Gallup poll showing Muslims approving Obama’s job performance more than any other religious organization to date.  The poll results are as follows:

This change in perception started the White House, causing them to release a statement not only reaffirming that Obama was a Christian, but that he receives daily sermons e-mailed to him on his smart phone. But why is there such a big deal over this to begin with? As our friends over at Kish Collections asks:

Should we believe the word of the anointed official? Should we believe the majority of people polled?

Does a President’s religion really matter? John F. Kennedy took heat over his Catholic faith, Mitt Romney and his Mormon faith, and now Obama over his Christian (not Muslim) faith. Unless the President (any President) is working to subvert the First Amendment and try to establish a national religion, I don’t see why we should be obsessed over which faith he practices, or if he attends church, or if he wears his religion on his sleeve.