Religion And Politics

[SilentSnow 1]

It's no secret that most of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination are religious extremists. Apparently this is a politically incorrect fact to point out though. Bill Keller wrote the following column- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/28/magazine...;ref=billkellerhttp://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/...the-candidates/It seems quite reasonable, but predictably enough was met with widespread outrage. So what do you guys think? Are there any of his questions that should not be asked, and if not, why not?

[CaneBrain 95]

Faith plays way too big a role in politics (and people's voting) to just ignore. However, I don't think candidates should be grilled about their faith unless they blatantly make it a central part of their candidacy (like Bachmann or Santorum or Perry).btw, there are only two candidates in the GOP race with a legitimate shot currently at winning, and only one is a religious extremist. Michelle Bachmann is a fun story but she's not a real candidate.