Republican Presidential Hopeful Rick Santorum: The Separation Of Church And State

Rick Santorum Dept: WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Sunday that he doesn't believe in the separation of church and state, adding that he was sickened by John F. Kennedy's assurances to Baptist ministers 52 years ago that he would not impose his Catholic faith on them, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country... to say that people of faith have no role in the public square? You bet that makes me want to throw up." Rick Santorum ERIC GAY / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Related Items Articles With critical Michigan primary looming Tuesday, Romney takes campaign detour to Daytona "I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute," Santorum, a devout Catholic, said in an interview from Michigan on ABC's "This Week." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.