I am not sure how much this helps President Obama, but it certainly made me feel better about supporting him.

"Don't worry Atheists, I have your back."

Courtesy of the Secular Coalition:

The Secular Coalition for America today released its 2012 Presidential Candidate Scorecard—a guide for secular-minded Americans on the presidential candidates in the upcoming 2012 election. The scorecard ranks the major candidates of both Republican and Democratic parties on issues important to nontheistic Americans, and all Americans who support a robust separation of church and state. 

Of the three leading Republican candidates, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and U.S. Representative Ron Paul received mostly negative scores, while former U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich received a grade of “F” in almost every category. U.S. Representative Michelle Bachmann, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum also received almost exclusively negative grades in most categories. Former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman and President Barack Obama received mixed positives. 

“Given the current political climate, I’m not surprised that the candidates received mixed ratings at best,” said Herb Silverman, President of the Secular Coalition for America. “Nontheists almost never get the opportunity to vote for a candidate who openly acknowledges being an atheist, but it’s frightening to see that at least half of the candidates don’t have a basic understanding of the principle of separation of church and state on which our country was founded.” 

The scorecard assigned grades of "A", "B", "C" or "F" to the eight major candidates based on their public statements and actions on nine subjects: 

• Attitude Toward Nontheists 
• Church & State Separation 
• Taxpayer Funding of Religion 
• God, Faith & Governance Endorsements & Associations 
• Evolution 
• Scientifically Based Regulations & Legislation 
• Religious Discrimination & Civil Rights 
• Religious Refusal Laws

Here is the scorecard.

For anybody who does NOT believe that Christianity is the only true path to God, or who respects the separation of church and state, this is a VERY troubling indication of what kind of candidates are running for the highest political office in the country.