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With all due respect, Hall is not notable because of his faith, but because of his running. Important as his faith may be, it is not a strong enough reason to eschew the traditional opening format.

As another point, Hall's wishes are actually irrelevant in the context of editing; were article subjects' wishes given that authority, WP would basically become useless. Moreover, your statement that his faith comes first and foremost, and that, as a result, it needs to be the first thing in his article is a form of OR.