Religion can be a useful guide to morality, but history has shown that it should be separate from politics. This is more so today than ever before because there is such diversity of belief and there is no majority view, even on a nominal basis, let alone a practising one.
The current US president has evangelised his own beliefs throughout the administration, even requiring official schedules to include prayer meetings. While spiritual engagement should be applauded, and is grossly neglected by most of us, it has been inappropriate to evangelise in a position supposed to represent ALL the people of a nation.
It seems that this will subside with the next administration. Of the front runners in the Republican party, none are expected to take their own religion on the campaign trail to the extent that Bush did. This will be good for America.
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