Should We Care about a Candidate’s Religion? | Capital Commentary

Should We Care about a Candidate’s Religion? | Capital Commentary by Kevin den Dulk.  MGB: It is not th candidate's actual beliefs they care about, but what they profess.  Profession is much more about group identity than the inner life, so it is no accident that this enters into electoral politics.  Of course, it is odd that anyone on the GOP side would have trouble with Mormon politicians, because there is no more solid group of Republicans on earth.  This simply shows the strength of the sectarian impulse and how that does do well for building coalitions, which is essential in successful electoral politics.  In the politics of exclusion, however, it is no surprise - and lately the GOP base is all about excluding people that are not exactly like them. This is a different kind of purity than the purity of heart Jesus was talking about - a purity that has everything to do with inner life and nothing to do with profession.