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Governor Romney said some good things in his speech. The Constitution bans any religious test for public office. He is right: his Mormonism should not disqualify him, legally or politically, from running for the highest office in the land.
He is also correct that faith is an important part of our country and culture. But he was too quick to debunk the separation of church and state.
It’s ironic that the season during which many celebrate the coming of the Prince of Peace often comes with a manufactured “War on Christmas.” This yearly battle in the culture war is fought against an enemy that simply does not exist.
Of course it’s fine to celebrate Christmas, and Christ is indispensable to its proper celebration. Christ should not be crowded out of Christmas either by fussy sensitivities or grubby consumerism. Christmas is Christmas, and a tree is a tree, and a Christmas tree is a Christmas tree.
That said, I offer two important principles.
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