I have to side with Chad on this one. Our elected representatives are informed by their whole life's experience in making policy decisions. Requiring they don't consider their religious beliefs and experiences at all goes through secularism and comes out the other side into government restricting free exercise. It's a line to be walked, and it can't be done perfectly, but we should leave the thought-policing to the voters.
That doesn't mean laws passed solely for religious reasons are acceptable.
That doesn't mean laws passed solely for religious reasons are acceptable.