SageTree

From: Truthout.org

When it comes to the separation of church and state, presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says John F. Kennedy got it all wrong.

When Kennedy was running for president in 1960, some voters worried that the Vatican could soon be running America. Anti-Catholic paranoia has thankfully cooled off since, and now Santorum is facing a much different playing field. While Catholics themselves may not be flocking to support him, Santorum's traditional Catholic values - and willingness to act on them politically - inspire the evangelical Christians that the broader GOP takes for granted.

Santorum is hard-line pro-life, anti-gay rights and, if some of his most infamous public statements are any evidence, straight up anti-gay people. He also supported a state's right to ban contraception in a recent interview.

If this sounds eerily like the crack of a ruler on the back of your hand, it's because Santorum is not shy about taking his political marching orders directly from the Almighty.

In 1960, Kennedy delivered his historic speech on the separation of church and state to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Santorum could not disagree more, and the former Congressman from Pennsylvania has attacked Kennedy for failing to infuse faith and politics.

Here's an excerpt from Kennedy's speech:

Santorum has attacked this speech on more than one occasion, most notably with a speech at the same school in Houston nearly 50 years later:

Santorum argued that the First Amendment protected religion and religious expression from the government, not the other way around. He said, "Kennedy's error also unleashed a new form of censorship that would make vows to the Almighty a constitutional offense" and listed Christian writers and leaders he often turned to for guidance when making decisions in Congress.

Santorum attacked Kennedy's speech again in March 2011 while addressing a conservative Catholic group in Boston called Catholic Citizen. Railing against Kennedy in front of Boston Catholics might sound like a gutsy move, but keep in mind that a member of Catholic Citizen recently attempted to blame feminism on the weakened state of men that has led to the outbreak of pedophilia plaguing the church and certain athletics coaches.

In his 2010 speech, Santorum said that God guides his political decisions, but he admitted that he is not always in line with Catholic leadership. He disagrees with the church leaders who opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and support welfare programs that benefit the poor, whose cause Catholics are taught to champion.

Santorum's social conservatism may have rallied the fundamentalist Christian vote in Iowa, but American Catholics do not always respond the same way when the drums of culture war begin to pound. According to a recent Gallup poll, Santorum does no better among Republican Catholics than any of the other candidates. Catholic Republicans account for about 22 percent of the GOP's membership and "are remarkably close to the national average in their support for the major GOP candidates," according to Gallup.

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stoneric

This guy should be tied down and butt fucked by the Greek army until cum comes out of his ears.

SageTree

Note to self: Don't piss off stoneric.....

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Roach

I'm pretty sure he was.

That's his problem.

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Kompressor

LOL if Dick Ass Juice becomes a viable Republican Candidate.

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SageTree

Seemed like a freak showing in Iowa... wonder where that came from all of a sudden?

All I can say is I've been represented by this man once and he was a douche then.....

Now he's turned it up for his prez bid.


To me this guy just has a fake face.....



So it's a toss up....

Hoping for a 'moderate republican' so that if one should win it's at least a moderate?

OR

To hope for someone like Prick and just praying on both knees that he doesn't some how 'accidentally' win...
Because to me, he doesn't seem like a lot of Republican's 'go to' guy, in the circles I've been exposed to and don't really get that from the mainstream press either.

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kamikazi89

Ron Paul will definitely win more delegates by the time the convention comes around..it's important to keep in mind santorum is from western PA, which is the Alabama of the northeast

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stoneric

I wasn't serious. I know no self-respecting Greek army guy would have anything to do with fecal matter rick

Roach

The "residence" he listed in western pa., is a rental property, he actually lived in west virginia....probably still does. ...not sure...don't care.

He has few supporters around these parts.
He was a real asshole to folks in PA, when he held office here.

At least Paul was able to get re-elected what 12 times.

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Terry

Pretty depressing we live in a nation where a guy is voted for because he hates fags more than his opponents...

(Tongue in cheek, before anyone jumps down my throat, I think my posting record on the issue should illustrate that.)

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Roach

basically he hates anything not fundamentally christian, among other things.

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stoneric

In America rick santorum is legitimate and Ron Paul isn't. Time to hide underneath the covers.

profit

and now a word from his twin rick perry

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SageTree

aww I know man

FMR !!!!!!

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Roach

so far the debates have been ron paul calling santorum a crook and santorum defending being a lobbyist and making huge money for the past 5 years.

it's pretty funny because mitt keeps lying about creating jobs and being a "leader".

which santorum also claims.

huntsman seems to be in the wrong debate..

as does newt.

Oh and mitt is obcessed with obama....the only one who constantly criticizes the obama administration...on every point in an attempt to make himself look better, rather than coming up with his own solutions.

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OldMan&TheWeed

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Roach

actually huntsman (first time I've ever heard him) makes the most sense, for fixing America's economic problems.

therefore he hasn't a chance.

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adventure

Huntsman like motorcycles.

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kamikazi89

Romney's impossible to relate to

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kitch

his campaign is doing what they can to fix his google problem. If you really wanna hurt him google him from as many IPs as possible and you know which one to click...

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