Americans don't want an atheist president

I believe this goes back to the idea many religious people have, that atheists have no conscience.
"So if there's no God, why not steal and rape and murder?"

Muslims are at least answerable to their Allah, an atheist is answerable to no-one, especially if he's, arguably, "the most powerful man in the world."

I am surprised that this past decade of demonization of Muslims (not that they were presented as particularly nice people before) hasn't had more of an effect. I remember people trying to discredit Obama saying he can't have the best interests of the USA at heart because he's a "closet Muslim".