http://www.amazon.com/Bernard-Lewis/e/B000AP9JRK?tag=usmb-20
I suggest that liberals and idiots like Joe Scarborough, who criticized Dr. Carson for his comments, read Dr. Bernard Lewis of Princeton. There is no separation of Church and state according to Islam. A republican democracy is impossible in the Muslim world. (please don't throw Turkey at me...a total joke)
That has nothing to do with the idea that a Muslim may be elected president. It is fundamentally counter to US values to disqualify a candidate because of their religion. It is nor more or less disgusting for the right to do it here than it was for the left that did it to Romney because he was a Mormon.
Further, to be a Muslim does not mean that you believe that there is no separation of church and state. There is no homogeneous Christian belief on government and no homogeneous belief from Muslims either. Faith, and its precepts, are a VERY personal matter. It is certainly valid to point out the generally held belief from Muslims that Muslim law should be the law of the land if one were to be running and then ask them how they viewed it. It is also reasonable to not elect one because they hold such a view. It is not, however, reasonable to simply assume such and say they are unqualified simply because they are Muslim.
Most of those claiming that a Muslim is unfit for the office are NOT doing so because of what Muslims believe - they are saying so simply because they are Muslims and then trying to justify the bigotry afterword.