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jerseycityfrankie t1_j9p72c6 wrote

I’d support legislation designed to restrict religious fundamentalist candidates from running unless they could somehow prove their religious beliefs wouldn’t influence their policy making. Not sure how that would be engineered but the separation of church and state is the fundamental guiding principle.

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DavidPuddy666 t1_j9pd43u wrote

That would be 100% unconstitutional to create religious litmus tests for candidates. If you find a candidate’s religious beliefs disqualifying you can express that at the ballot box.

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jerseycityfrankie t1_j9pdlgm wrote

It’s in the Foundations of our Democracy, a DEFINING ATRIBUTE that we have an unambiguous and clear separation of church and state.

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DavidPuddy666 t1_j9pdwoa wrote

Separation of Church and State doesn’t mean religious people can’t hold office or participate in politics though - it means the government’s policies and actions can’t favor one religion over another.

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jerseycityfrankie t1_j9pkgv4 wrote

We agree. And yet dingbat fundamentalists have never been as powerful as they are now.

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blumpkin_donuts t1_j9pr3wa wrote

Might I direct you to all of the Middle Ages and a line of men carrying the title "Pope"

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