A church sign referring to the election between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as a race between a Muslim and a Mormon is stirring controversy in Texas.
"Vote for the Mormon, not the Muslim! The capitalist, not the communist!" reads the sign outside of a non-denominational church in Leakey, a small 90 miles west of San Antonio.
Local CBS affiliate KHOU reports:
The Church in the Valley is run by Pastor Ray Miller. Miller declined an interview but did say the sign was solely his idea. He said he changes the sign weekly and this isn't the first bold statement to be displayed.
The pastor said he feels strongly about the upcoming presidential election and feels the message on the marquee speaks for itself.
Since it is a church, it is classified as a non-profit organization. That means, by law, it can not endorse a political candidate.
A faction of conservatives have long believed that Obama is a Muslim, even though he has discussed his Christian faith and often attends Church with First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha and Malia.
In a poll released in July, 30 percent of Republicans and 34 percent of conservative Republicans identified the president as a Muslim. One of the Obama campaign's Iowa offices was even vandalized with the words "Muslim Lier" earlier this month.
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