The Scope reveals why they won’t be voting for Lieberman:
Obviously, Lieberman was hoping to appeal to Muslims and cross religious differences. His choice of words was intended to appeal to the group, but still send a message of identity as Americans through religious belief, a view I detest.
Athiests, agnostics, and the religiously apathetic (probably closest to my personal view) are ignored in politics, while religious groups are courted. America might not be an officially Christian nation (though it might be in de facto rather than de jure practice), but it’s certainly a religious nation. Having any faith at all, no matter how different from someone else’s, is more acceptable than having no faith at all. I’d rather be told that I’m going to hell from someone who is close-minded than someone who professes to be tolerant of all beliefs, like Lieberman.