So now Rick Santorum in expressing his belief that JFK was wrong in his statement that "the separation of church and state must be absolute" is compared with Osama Bin Laden?

How are you to respond to a person who writes such off the wall statements that have no basis in reality?

1960 was a different time, and many many people were not keen about Catholics in high office due to their belief that Catholics would be answerable to the Pope before the Constitution.

But, the Constitution does not have a restriction against faith in the public square, and there is no "separation of church and state" written into the Constitution. That is a fact that no one can dispute.

In fact, it is quite the opposite. The first amendment to the Constitution guaranteed U.S. citizens the freedom to practice their religion free from government oversight and interference.

Now, Santorum could have been a little more diplomatic in the way he expressed himself, but to degrade him as some sort of monster is now about the stupidest thing I've read on this forum.

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