Religion of Barack Obama being [or not being] Islamic doesnt matter!

I just don't understand America sometime, like why do people put so much pressure on religion when it comes to presidential candidacy. [did i spell that right? lol] I don't care if ur Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Atheist, or anything else. [besides satanist] Just because u may believe differently from others doesn't mean you'll b any less of a good leader. Though Barack Obama denies any claims to being muslim, despite his background within the muslim heritage, if he were Islamic would it really matter that much? Yeah so a few muslims get jealous of America, and begin a whole war with us, [or so we are told] BIG DEAL! Just because a few ignorant muslims misinterpret the word of the Koran in a sadistically murderous fashion, doesn't mean that all muslims do the same. I am a 15 year old muslim afro-american, and id have no problems voting 4 a christian president. [despite the fact that we, as voters are rarely given any alternatives...and that i cant vote] Just because you catch a few bad apples doesn't mean that u chop down the whole tree! You simply pick them out and leave the rest be. American christians seem to forget that christians were the first to indulge in the slave trade. Christians were the first to begin a large-scale genocide, [of the Jewish people, obviously] and that they, up until roughly 30 years ago, were no better then some of the muslim insurgents we see today. They would kill, beat, and any other violent act that comes to mind, anyone who were openly opposed to how they operated. Now we as americans hide behind our false sense of equality, democracy, and justice. Were that the case, people wouldn't be so opposed to having a muslim president. Its just a bad time for Islamic's, and this is their first open offense to other heritages in centuries! All I'm trying to say is that muslims; like christians simply need time to learn, adapt, and evolve. Christians got their chance. Now they no longer do as they did fifty years ago, u no y, because they have learned better. Muslims simply need the same time to fully understand their religion, and to grasp what the Quran truly means. Are they; we, as people not at least entitled to that? I'm not at all trying to give religious extremist's an excuse to get by, [because i loathe them just as much as the next guy] is just trying to say that Christian-Americans need to be more accepting of the true muslims. The ones who pray and give charity, aren't afraid to give a smile, and accept other religions just as they do their own. Not the ones who bomb buildings, murder "infidels", [as they call them] and kill innocents falsely in the name of god. If u all will not at least accept and acknowledge our existence, then at least tolerate it. Is that so much to ask, for I ask not as a muslim; but as a human being. If america is truly the land of the "free" and home of the "brave", and so many other titles we've given ourselves over the years then y r we labelling entire groups of people as "Evil", "Ignorant", and "Blastphemeous." I'm done ranting, all I'm saying is that just because Barack is suspect to being a muslim doesn't mean its a bad thing, for all we know it may be good for us. A chance to learn of a different culture, and heritage, it should help us become more tolerant of others as a whole. Though I myself hold little favor for Barack doesn't mean i cant sympathize with his situation. [and just cause I'm black doesn't mean id vote for him. I personally think he's just fronting.] His presidential candidacy is suffering because of the biased, prejudice, opinions of a few ignorant voters. As a candidate he deserves the right to a fair, unbiased, election, doesn't he? If not as a candidate, or muslim, but as a person. I think so, and i believe that though you push the thought to the back of your head whenever it resurfaces, you think so too. Am I right, or am I mistaken, or are you unsure? Whatever your opinion, don't be shy to express it. Ill be waiting for your reply.