Summary
Forty-seven years after the United States voters appeared to have settled the question of whether a candidate's religion should have any bearing on his ability to serve as president, the issue again looms as a question in the 2008 race for the presidency.
The current debate is focused on Mitt Romney and his membership in the Mormon Church, but even Rudolph Giuliani is caught up in questions regarding his stand on abortion rights and Pope Benedict XVI's recent hard line against Mexican lawmakers who advocate a woman's right of choice.See the full content of this document
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The Political Confession
Add to those factors the sudden death of Jerry Falwell, the conservative Christian leader, and rightly or wrongly, religion is in the presidential spotlight.
Does opposition to Mitt Romney based on his Mormon religion represent bigotry, or is it a fair factor in judging the character of a man w...See the full content of this document
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