Monday, September 21, 2015

Carson comments on Muslims set off storm | McClatchy

- Should a Muslim be president? A Mormon? A Jew?

The Founding Fathers thought the question of religion so important that they wrote into the Constitution that there should never be a “religious test” for public office. Despite that admonition, American politics and politicians have periodically tested whether a candidate should be disqualified because of their religion, from Catholics Al Smith and John Kennedy through Mormon Mitt Romney.

Now Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is raising the issue anew, saying flatly that a Muslim should not be president.

That likely strikes a chord with some voters, such as the one who told Donald Trump at a town hall meeting that Muslims are a problem in the United States. - Read More at mcclatchydc

Carson comments on Muslims set off storm | McClatchy DC


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