Overplayed. He's doing exactly what his advisors said he should be doing-mentioning the role religion plays in his life. That does not mean that all religionists are conservative--indeed it's that very notion Dems are trying to combat by having church-going Dems talk about their faith.

I don't necessarily think Obama is the Second Coming, but so far I like him better than any of the others running, and I have not seen him taking any conservative positions on issues. I shall be watching to see what comes in the next 2 years though.