"No candidate should face discrimination because of the non-issue of his or her personal religious stance, which as nothing at all to do with the campaign," said HSS President Derek C. Araujo '99.
Araujo said atheists have also been the victims of discrimination on the basis of their beliefs.
Neither HSS nor the Interfaith Forum has endorsed a candidate.
King said his mission of community building must involve people of all different creeds. "For what we're talking about to work, no one can be left out of this process," he said.
But King added that even though he is a final club member, he will not include finals clubs in his community building dialogues if he is elected president.
Final club members would be permitted to participate in his community-building dialogue as individuals but not as club members because the clubs are not officially recognized by the College, he said