Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump has vowed to repeal a federal law that bars houses of worship (and other tax-exempt non-profits) from endorsing or opposing candidates for public office.
In light of this, there has been a lot of talk lately about the proper role of religion in politics. Yesterday, evangelical scholar John Fea published an opinion column with Religion News Service that adds some overlooked – but important – history to the mix.
Fea pointed out that many of the Founding Fathers were so wary of mixing faith and politics that the state constitutions they wrote barred ministers from holding public office....
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/chancy-combo-why-the-founders-were-not-fans-of-preacher-politicians
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