Sunday, December 2, 2007

Religion & Politics in the 21st Century

For more than 200 years Americans have debated the proper relationship between church and state. Recent presidential campaigns have featured candidates who have openly embraced their faith and others who have shied away from discussing it. Now, presidential aspirant Gov. Mitt Romney has announced that he will publicly address the issue of his faith at a speech in Houston the coming week.

Is Gov. Romney's religion more of an issue for him that it is for other presidential hopefuls? Why or why not? What impact does it have on his candidacy and on his fitness to serve in government? What messages should he convey to stakeholders in the upcoming address?

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/romney-to-deliver-faith-in-america-speech/