Monday, November 07, 2011

The Politics Of The Heavenly And Unheavenly | National Memo | Breaking News, Smart Politics

Religion in the government sector has long been a large concern for me. E. J. Dionne touches on the general points of this issue in the context of the upcoming 2012 presidential election. He gives an historical backdrop to the resistance to Romney and Huntsman for their Mormon beliefs, pointing to past ugliness over Catholic candidates. And he gives broader perspective on how religion can and should interface with how a candidate would govern and how we should judge those candidates without resorting to religious bigotry.

The Politics Of The Heavenly And Unheavenly | National Memo | Breaking News, Smart Politics

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