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What role should religion play in American politics?
	Religion is separate from politics. When you put your religious beliefs with politics, it makes things complicated.	Emily Gonsalves Boston Public Schools Teacher Dorchester
	I think religion should actually play no role in American politics. In my world, religion is a private matter between the individual and God as he or she sees it.	Horace Small Executive Director Union of Minority Neighborhoods
	Absolutely no role. I think you judge a person by their actions and not by which supreme being they hold allegiance to.	George Luse Union Organizer Roxbury
	Though it’s good for politicians to have a personal faith that helps guide their personal decision-making, when it comes to the public square, i.e. setting public policy and making laws, religion shouldn’t have any bearing on those areas.	Laura Kiritsy Editor-in-Chief South End News
	I believe that people have a difficult time separating their religious beliefs from their political beliefs, so I believe that they should be separated. Religion serves as a road map for many people.	Jackie Denmon Director of Development Jamaica Plain
	I don’t think we should impose our own value system on other people. I believe in a strong separation of church and state and believe that religion is a very private and personal thing and has no place in politics.	Sue Karant Fundraising Consultant Jamaica Plain

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