The US Presidential race begins in Iowa. Since what happens there affects us here, itll be interesting to see which Republican candidate wins the most religious votes. Religion isnt supposed to be an election issue, but try telling them that.

Out in Iowa, with the bell at last ringing and the combatants charging out of their corners, the Republican card has come down to the Maulin Mormon versus the Battlin Baptist. Would the Framers be pleased? Doesnt seem likely, somehow. The deists, freethinkers, and assorted Protestants (plus two Catholics) who drafted the Constitution sternly forbade theological sucker punchesNo religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States was how they put itbut todays Republicans make their own rules.

Round One: Comment: The New Yorker

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