Tue, 02/28/2012
Editorial
Rick Santorum’s comment that John Kennedy’s famous 1960 speech on the importance of church-state separation almost made him “throw up” gave us a tinge of nausea, concerned that he was misrepresenting an important issue.
Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for president at the time, sought to reassure the nation that his Catholic faith would not prejudice his views on what was best for America.
“I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute,” Kennedy told the Houston Ministerial Association.
