Why does ADL care if a candidate or public official engages in discussions that are overly religious?
Excessive religious discourse in public risks alienating some of the American people. While many Americans do feel comfortable with such speech, ADL is troubled when people are made to feel as if they do not have a place in our political or electoral process. The United States is made up of many different types of people from different backgrounds and different faiths — including individuals who do not believe in any God — and none of our citizens should be treated as outcasts made to feel outside of the electoral or political process. In addition to alienation, ADL is concerned about the impact of such excessive religious speech on freedom of religion. Religion-based appeals to voters are often made with promises to promote policies and programs that promote one religion over another or promise a closer intermingling of government and religion. Among ADL’s core beliefs is strict adherence to the separation of church and state embodied in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendme
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