printLexington: One nation under gods | The Economist
by benben
WHEN he was campaigning to become president in 1960, John Kennedy made a famous speech in Houston calling for the absolute separation of church and state. That speech, Rick Santorum said last week, made him want to vomit. “To say that people of faith have no role in the public square? You bet that makes you throw up,” said the Republican presidential candidate. “What kind of country do we live in that says only people of non-faith can come into the public square and make their case?”