What he said

James Joyner:

One can simply not imagine an openly atheist candidate getting a major party nomination, let alone elected, president. There are perhaps a handful of states where that wouldn't be true for governor or senator as well.

Likewise, unbelievers should stop crying "Theocracy!" This isn't exactly Iran. That the president takes his oath on a Bible and that we take the day off for Christmas are perfectly reasonably manifestations that we live in a culture founded by and dominated by Christians.