I say hooray for him.

It's really sad that the RW fundies have so tainted the intersection of religion and politics to the point that if one dares mention God or faith they're automatically accused of "acting like a fundie", as the OP so eloquently put it.

The Matthew 25 project refers to Matthew 25:31-46, the "whatever you do for the least among you, you've done to me" parable. In it, it talks about clothing the naked, feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty.

It DOES NOT talk about gays, abortion, communists, the French, or anything even remotely related to the RW fundie talking points. In fact, looking at their actions through the words of this passage, most RW fundies would be sent to 'eternal punishment'.

So, perhaps instead of knee-jerking a response that equates a mention of God to RW fundamentalism, a little thought and reflection is called for.

Obama's faith is a faith equivalent of MLK, Mother Theresa, etc., those that choose to go out into the world and "be Jesus" among the people instead of standing inside the safety of their glass houses and just "talking Jesus".

That's something that's been sorely missing from this country for a long time, people of any faith based in service of others.

It's time we on the left take faith back, out of the hands of the Pharisees and back into the hands of the lepers, hookers, tax collectors, where it was 2000+ years ago.