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Considering the number of stories of scandal, corruption and abuse among religious leaders (Catholic priests, philandering evangelists, etc) and our leaders who are religious (bribery, torture and illegal wars), I can't understand why anyone would use faith as a barometer for a candidates moral judgment. I am not say that the religious are immoral, but the public image of established religion right now seems so tarnished, I am surprised more candidates are not trying to distance themselves from it instead of cozying up.

It would be interesting to see some statistics on curruption among professed religious politicians versus those who don't put their faith out in front.

posted 4 years, 9 months ago
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