Jacques Berlinerblau at The God Vote asks why the candidates discuss—but do not debate—religion.
I remind you that the events devoted specifically to faith issues like The Compassion Forum and the Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency were not debates. Instead, they were conversations between one candidate and one interlocutor. But if we are going to play the Faith and Values game in American politics then why not go whole hog? Why not let politicians argue with one another about religion?
Let them get into each other’s faces about faith versus works. Let them call each other out on their readings of Leviticus 20:13. Let them wrestle with issues concerning the proper place of religion in American public life.
Who knows, the proceedings might be so unsightly as to remind Americans why some of us are so fond of Church/State separation.
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