Mitt Romney was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. In the 2012 Presidential election Romney was the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States. Shortly after Romney’s term as governor had ended, he gave a speech in College Station, Texas at the George Bush Presidential Library. Romney’s speech on took place on December 6th of 2007. In his speech Romney addresses his views on religious liberty, how his faith will impact his presidency, and religious tolerance all in the United States of America. There has always been a debate on the separation of church and state whether it should be separated or not. Also debated is the religious views of our leaders and how it might affect their ability to lead the
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Romney makes it clear that the religious beliefs that he had been intertwined into the government and that there is almost no possible technique that could be used to remove it as it is so connected to everything within the government of the United States of America. Romney does believe that no religion or faith should not dictate the government. Conversely, he also believes that the government should not dictate any religion or faith. A belief of Romney’s is that government and faith or religion are inseparable. If the values, that he explains and talks about with so much passion, are truly intertwined into the government like he says they are, then it is apparent that it is nearly impossible to separate the two. Although it might be impossible to separate church and state it is very possible to limit the influences that the government has on religions and faiths. This limitation with the exploitation of the first amendment, freedom of religion. It is also possible to limit the amount of influence that religion and faith have on the government. This limitation is possible by allowing elected officials practice any religion or faith they wish, while restricting the elected official’s ability to bring his or her faith into government official
Romney makes it clear that the religious beliefs that he had been intertwined into the government and that there is almost no possible technique that could be used to remove it as it is so connected to everything within the government of the United States of America. Romney does believe that no religion or faith should not dictate the government. Conversely, he also believes that the government should not dictate any religion or faith. A belief of Romney’s is that government and faith or religion are inseparable. If the values, that he explains and talks about with so much passion, are truly intertwined into the government like he says they are, then it is apparent that it is nearly impossible to separate the two. Although it might be impossible to separate church and state it is very possible to limit the influences that the government has on religions and faiths. This limitation with the exploitation of the first amendment, freedom of religion. It is also possible to limit the amount of influence that religion and faith have on the government. This limitation is possible by allowing elected officials practice any religion or faith they wish, while restricting the elected official’s ability to bring his or her faith into government official