Article VI of the U.S. Constitution says, "No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office...under the United States." This is interesting because our founders didn’t think religion should disqualify anyone from serving in political office. Here comes Mitt Romney as Republican candidate for President who states that, “ I'm convinced that the nation does need to have people of different faiths, but we need to have a person of faith lead the country." He thinks article VI should be repealed. Do you realize how radical it is for a politician to say that he doesn’t believe in the Constitution? Especially since this Republican is a Mormon. Now most right-wing evangelical republicans believe that the Mormon religion is a cult and they are not followers of Jesus Christ. How do Christian “faith and values” voters resolve the two concepts? Once we start down the road of deciding which politician’s religion is valid and which is not where will it end up? Will Catholics, Masons or Pentecostals be excluded? Well Jefferson and Lincoln both believed that reason should prevail over religion when it came to serving in public office. I just wish we had a few more politicians of reason today. Article VI is critical to our Constitution because it prevents America from becoming a Christian theocracy. This is another example of why the separation of Church and State is fundamental to our Constitution. That is important, especially in today’s Republican political climate.