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Santorum: Separation Of Church And State “Makes Me Want To Throw Up”Rick Santorum this morning said the separation of church and state, “makes me want to throw up.” Santorum, the Republican front-runner, appeared on ABC’s This Week and discussed the role of religion and government. He made the point several times, first stating that the late President John F. Kennedy‘s famous 1960 speech about religion made him want to “throw up,” and then applying the concept in a broader sense, Santrorum repeatedly used the phrase “throw up.” Santorum was referring to a 1960 speech in which then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy eloquently outlined the role religion would play — and would not play — in his White House, specifically stating that the Pope would not hold sway over his decisions. “I am not the Catholic candidate for President,” Kennedy told the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. “I am the Democratic Party candidate for President who also happens to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my Church on public matters – and the Church does not speak for me.”
Of course Santorum twisted Kennedy’s speech.Santorum falsely claimed that Kennedy said “people of faith have no role in the public square.” He did not. That would meant that the vast majority of Americans had no role in the public square. Of course he did not say that. He said that religion was separate from government. But why should Santorum now start paying attention to facts?
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