To say that people of faith have no role in the public square? You bet that makes me want to throw up. What kind of country do we live in where only people of non-faith can come in the public square and make their case? That makes me throw up. And that should make every American [throw up]…. I don’t believe in an America where the separation between church and state is absolute.
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Rick Santorum, discussing John Kennedy’s famous 1960 speech on the separation of religion and politics in light of his Catholic faith, on ABC’s “This Week” today.
—Only one quick thought: Kennedy’s speech was reasoned, literate and thoughtful whether you agree with it or not. In response, Rick Santorum mustered the impressive construction, “throw up.” Ah.
(via politicalprof)
