I think that religion should have a part in elections but only so far as it impacts their decision making. Kennedy was the first Catholic elected US President and if you're a good Catholic you obey the Pope. So the inference would be that such a man would ban birth control and follow the Vatican's political beliefs. This was something Kennedy had to overcome and even so my grandfather, a staunch Orangeman from Boston, hated the idea of a Catholic President and said he'd never live out his term.
I think the truth is most politicians only give religion some lip service and being truly religious and being a politician is probably an oxymoron.
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