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When it comes to the separation of church and state, presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says John F. Kennedy got it all wrong.
When Kennedy was running for president in 1960, some voters worried that the Vatican could soon be running America. Anti-Catholic paranoia has thankfully cooled off since, and now Santorum is facing a much different playing field. While Catholics themselves may not be flocking to support him, Santorum's traditional Catholic values - and willingness to act on them politically - inspire the evangelical Christians that the broader GOP takes for granted.
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxWHCKDPiM]Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum rejects JFK's separation of church and state - YouTube[/ame]
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I have no mystical nor occult beliefs. I don't believe in ghosts or spirits. Or Tinkerbell for that matter. Nothing superstitious. Not even astrology. Even though I look at my "sign" in the papers and read fortune cookies. It's fun. But I don't believe it's real.
To want to push magical beliefs onto me is something I will fight against. It's wrong. Period. I don't usually believe in absolutes. But this is one.
When Kennedy was running for president in 1960, some voters worried that the Vatican could soon be running America. Anti-Catholic paranoia has thankfully cooled off since, and now Santorum is facing a much different playing field. While Catholics themselves may not be flocking to support him, Santorum's traditional Catholic values - and willingness to act on them politically - inspire the evangelical Christians that the broader GOP takes for granted.
Rick Santorum Challenges John F. Kennedy's Secular Promise
Santorum Supports State Right to Outlaw Contraception
Santorum Explains ’06 Loss, Still Supports State Right to Outlaw Contraception - ABC News
Rick Santorum's Top 10 Most Outrageous Campaign Statements
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxWHCKDPiM]Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum rejects JFK's separation of church and state - YouTube[/ame]
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I have no mystical nor occult beliefs. I don't believe in ghosts or spirits. Or Tinkerbell for that matter. Nothing superstitious. Not even astrology. Even though I look at my "sign" in the papers and read fortune cookies. It's fun. But I don't believe it's real.
To want to push magical beliefs onto me is something I will fight against. It's wrong. Period. I don't usually believe in absolutes. But this is one.