Mitt Romney: o clericalismo mórmon

• «Today’s speech by Mitt Romney on the role of religion in American politics reflects an inaccurate understanding of the constitutional relationship between church and state, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State. (...) “I was particularly outraged that Romney thinks that the Constitution is somehow based on faith and that judges should rule accordingly,“ Lynn said. “That’s a gross misunderstanding of the framework of our constitutional system. “I think it is telling that Romney quoted John Adams instead of Thomas Jefferson or James Madison,” Lynn continued. “Jefferson and Madison are the towering figures who gave us religious liberty and church-state separation. “I was also disappointed that Romney doesn’t seem to recognize that many Americans are non-believers,” Lynn continued. “Polls repeatedly show that millions of people have chosen to follow no spiritual path at all. They’re good Americans too, and Romney ought to have recognized that fact. (...)» (Americans United for Separation of Church and State)