On 'On Point' on NPR this morning there was a discussion on whether Mittens Romney was electable because he was a Mormon. During the lead in they played a clip from JFK giving his speech confronting the religious issue. In JFK's case the issue was whether or not a person could be president and Catholic. The clip included the line from JFK: "I believe in the absolute separation of church and state." Lordy, lordy, wouldn't I love to hear one future president of either stripe say that today.
JFK had to say that because then there was a concern over the church interfering with our government. In this day and age it's the other way around, so many want the churches to interfere in our government. I just don't get it.
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