The US of A has Separation of State and Church but it also has a State Religion ie Christianity. You can't be President if you aren't one
. Of course it doesn't matter which Sect you are but then we don't have Sects in game yet.
I strongly object that you can consider Christianity to be our state religion. It is nothing more than a majority voting base that supports this ongoing appearance of it being one, though we do act much like it is. It almost begs for a free religion civic that allows you to pick a state religion though.
I'm also not only not aware of any RULE that says the President must be Christian, I'm almost certain there is a rule that we cannot HAVE such a rule. It is more that the majority of the US is Christian so it's tough for the President to not be. One reason Bernie didn't do quite as well as he should've was an undercurrent of anti-semitism - he would be the first Jewish President if elected. (That said, I don't believe it's at all the reason he lost the primary, just that it certainly sways some voters, just as being Female swayed a lot of voters to support Hillary, and being Male caused a lot of voters to then support Trump. Voters are swayed by these things though they'd never admit it - they have preferences. I believe Identity politics is much less influencing to the majority of voters than some would argue - MUCH more important should be policy opinions of the candidate.)
Maybe you didn't know that the last President (Obama) is a Muslim.
I've read he had old ties to some members of the Muslim faith but he declares himself Christian and considers himself in a flock under a Pastor that nearly lost him the election by saying publicly that ISIS is America's chickens come home to roost. Personally I think this story is as much propagandic BS as calling him non-native born, a part of a host of lies told and retold by his political enemies to defame him. And I say this in full knowledge that he was not the hero much of the nation believes him to be.
And Trump is not anywhere near being a religious person.
He also claims Christianity. But yeah... to think he really is a Christian in anything but a hollow embracing to pacify his following is ludicrous.
However the President does swear the Oath of Office with their hand on the Bible
This is actually a Masonic custom fyi. I've heard the rumor that the Masonic Bible is just a little different but whether the President swears on a King James or otherwise I'm not sure.
Not true. The whole Constitution Is based on the Bible scriptures.
Perhaps subtly and with inside references all over the place, sure, but not overtly so. It specifically instructs church and state to be divided as well and also declares the US a haven for all religions. Many founding fathers were escaping the violence over Protestantism VS Catholicism and they were not really considering the wider view of many faiths they had never encountered and how it could become possible for two religions to be nearly impossible to coexist with one another. In their worldview, it was manageable by demanding peace and mutual respect exist between faiths. So far it's MOSTLY worked as a social experiment but sometimes it gets a little unstable. (I'm not saying this to you but to those who don't understand our system as well,)