Would you vote for a Roman Catholic?

[Jenny A]

For president?

I know you people go on and on about the dangers of mixing church and state.

Well, if you had a Roman Catholic as president, not only would you have a religious president, but you would have one who is beholden to a foreign power, that of the Pope and the Vatican. There a lot of wonky religions out there, but few require their adherents to pledge alleigance to some man on a marble chair, an allegiance that should supersede allegiance to the red white and blue.

I think it shows Biden's wisdom and prudence that he decided not to run for president. He may not have wanted to compromise his patriotism.

Although that could be  because Mrs. Bubba is too formidable of a candidate for anyone to beat.

I fear that electing JFK as president set a terrible precedent.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Why would electing a Catholic have any relevance to the separation of church and state? The personal religious views of government officials are not a threat to separation of church and state unless they attempt to impose or support those views by law or to prohibit other religious views by law. The last president to seriously challenge the separation of church and state was evangelical George W. Bush with his faith based inititves. I don't think JFK ever came anywhere so near crossing the line. Several current Republican candidates appear poised to do worse.