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After Rick Santorum ignited controversy over the weekend by saying President Barack Obama has a "phony" and "different theology" that's not "based on the Bible," and amid ongoing discomfort among some politicians and religious figures over Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, a coalition of major religious organizations is calling on presidential candidates to keep religion out of politics.
Religion And Politics Don't Mix, Major Religious Groups Tell Presidential Candidates
Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:54 AM EST
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The call has been endorsed by 14 major Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh organizations, and asks candidates to:
- Attempt to fulfill the promise of America by seeking to serve and be responsive to the full range of constituents, irrespective of their religion.
- Conduct their campaigns without appeals, overt or implicit, for support based upon religion.
- Reject appeals or messages to voters that reflect religious prejudice, bias, or stereotyping.
- Engage in vigorous debate on important and disputed issues, without deliberately encouraging division in the electorate along religious lines, or between voters who characterize themselves as religious and voters who do not.
In other words, use some common sense.
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#1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:56 AM ESTThese are exactly the kinds of organizations that need to much more in denouncing extremists like Santorum and his backers. They have gained a far louder voice by starting well funded organizations to get their message out. It's long past time for reasonable Christians to do the same.
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#2 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:20 PM ESTIt's great they are speaking up, isn't it. I loved how many religions had joined together in unity too... 14 major Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh organizations!
The thing is it has been the extremist that we hear about in the news. It then shines a bad light on all the rest of the religious communities.
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Wow, So they think things arn't going their way and now we should not talk about religion and politics,sorry the Popes out of the bag now.We need to settle this issue.
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