John Edwards' Religion

I've been waiting for a presidential candidate to give a speech or answer a question about religion without saying something completely ignorant. First, there was Mitt "freedom requires religion" Romney. Then we heard from Mike "amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards" Huckabee. Of course, they're Republicans, so ignorance is to be expected. It was the democrats who'd been disappointing me, with the usual platitudes aimed at appeasing the ever-so-humbly self-proclaimed "values voters" of the democratic party. Until today.

Campaigning in South Carolina, John Edwards said this:

I think it's really important for me not to be imposing my faith beliefs on the country because ... we should embrace all faith beliefs and those ... who are not believers."

If I were a Democrat*, and if I were inclined to vote in a primary, and if John Edwards were still in the race for the Illinois primary, I would definitely vote for him. That's a lot of ifs, so I'll just say Go, John Edwards, Go!

*Lest you get the idea that since I am not a Democrat, I must be a Republican, I'm not. Please, don't even think that.