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In reply to the discussion: Santorum says he ‘almost threw up’ after reading JFK speech on separation of church and state [View all]Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)Two points.....
(1) The idea that the church.......is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country...
Well Ricky boy, what are those objectives? I suggest your objectives and vision of the country is to establish a theocracy with Bennie and the Jets dictating your every decision, exactly what Kennedy was speaking against..
(2) People of faith can come to the public square and make their case BUT they can't use religious beliefs as the basis for others to make a decision. Even as a Christian I don't want someone to say they support this bill or that bill because the Bible told them so. I would want them to say, for example, that a key tenet of their religious belief is the need to care for those less fortunate. As a result they would favor, for example, certain benefits. Let your faith inform the public discourse but keep your religious texts out of it.