Mitt Romney was the Seventieth Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. In the 2012 election Romney was the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States. Shortly after Romney’s term as governor 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 of religious liberty, how his faith will inform his presidency, and religious tolerance. There has always been a debate on the separation of church and state and the religious views of our leaders and their ability to lead the country. Romney makes it seem as if church and state are inseparable; through the exclamation of an oath in office on the Bible being a promise to God, one that is in office will need the prayers of all people, the founders proclaiming that we are a nation ‘Under God’ and ‘In God we trust’, and the American values are rooted in religion.
Taking an oath is similar to any given religious promise. When one is taking an oath into office such as Presidential office one swears on the Bible. With oaths being what they are, and having to roots they do, the individual taking the oath is making a promise they intend not to break to themselves, others of the …show more content…
Romney exclaims that these beliefs are in his religion along with all others. He explains the values to be our moral heritage. The values such as every human being a child of God, every life has worth that is not earned or gained, and all people are equal and alike are the moral heritage that we as Americans have acquired. These values are in every religion, at least this is what Romney believes. He believes that religious based values are at the very core of our country and government. Therefore, if these values are at the very basics of America there can possibly be a separation of church and
Taking an oath is similar to any given religious promise. When one is taking an oath into office such as Presidential office one swears on the Bible. With oaths being what they are, and having to roots they do, the individual taking the oath is making a promise they intend not to break to themselves, others of the …show more content…
Romney exclaims that these beliefs are in his religion along with all others. He explains the values to be our moral heritage. The values such as every human being a child of God, every life has worth that is not earned or gained, and all people are equal and alike are the moral heritage that we as Americans have acquired. These values are in every religion, at least this is what Romney believes. He believes that religious based values are at the very core of our country and government. Therefore, if these values are at the very basics of America there can possibly be a separation of church and