( No I don't mean by the title I have confidence or hope in politics, which I suppose I must if I wish not to fall completely into the mire of cynicsm.... What I mean is how should the topic of Faith be involved in Politics. Romney just gave his speech today and, as usual, my favorite blogger sums up a good reaction:
"By insisting on faith - any faith - as the proper criterion for public office, Romney draws the line, oh-so-conveniently, so as to include Mormonism but exclude atheism and agnosticism. And so he side-steps the critical issue in the debates over religion in public life: what if there is no unifying faith for a nation? What if faith itself cannot unify a nation - and, in fact, can divide it more deeply than any other subject? That is our reality. An intelligent and wise conservative would try to find a path to a common discourse that does not rest on religious foundations."
Every politician does this, yes even the democrats.
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