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This 8 page paper looks at religion and how it is embraced by government. The problem of religion in schools is also addressed. Quotes from past presidents about the issue are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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crops up. Religion and public policy are issues that are in some sense inextricable. People hold elective office and each of those individuals possess a particular religion. Whether they are
Christian, Jewish, atheists or have another belief system, each politicians comes to office with some religious baggage. Every president has his own view about religion and how public policy
should be affected by religion in general. John F. Kennedy said: "I believe in a president whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him on the
nation or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office" (qtd. in Souza , 2003). Of course, Kennedy had a special concern as he
was the first and only Catholic U.S. president. It was not really a concern, but he perhaps did feel compelled to separate the office from the religion as he was
in fact the first Catholic man to make it that far in politics. One might surmise that the nation tends to embrace Protestantism as a mainline form of ideology, and
Kennedy to some extent broke the mold, and proved that leaders of the nation are not to be placed in a box. To Kennedy, religion is personal and private and
the nation should really not scrutinize his religious activity nor any other politicians. While Kennedy said that decades ago, it is clear that media has played a significant role in
relaying information about the activities of presidents in terms of religion and to some extent, religion has played a part in the decision making process. For example, George Bush has
said that his religion has been important to him as he contemplates the pros and cons of the death penalty. Throughout the years, presidents have mentioned the fact that they
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