The Role of Religion in Politics

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The writer discusses that the separation of church and state is a basic premise that guides the American country. However, in this paper, the writer examines how today, the Catholic church seeks to break down that boundary by using its weapons--the sacrament and the sermon--to influence politicians and private citizens alike. The writer discusses the influence of the political involvement of the church and expresses a belief that such involvement is wrong.

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"If ever there was a time to examine the role of religion in politics in America, it is now. On the heels of an historic presidential election in the United States, a new mandate has been issued by the American people and it is a mandate that is steeped-perhaps even forged-in religious dogma. Ideology is nothing new to politics however today the political involvement of the church, in what is ostensibly a secular society, is changing the agenda of the average conservative ideologue in America."

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