Commentary
Inside the First Amendment
By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar
Like it or not, religion matters in presidential politics. But rarely in our history has it mattered so much as it does in the 2008 campaign.
Officially, of course, “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States” — as set forth in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution.
Unofficially,…
