CAS arts&sciences Magazine, Why America Can’t Separate Religion & Politics
And what that means for the 2016 elections
By Julie Butters
If he were running for president today, Thomas Jefferson would not be elected. Strip away glaring anachronisms like slaveholding, along with his poor public speaking skills, and Jefferson would still struggle in the polls. The reason would be obvious to the current field of candidates: Jefferson was an ardent critic of organized religion, says Bruce J. Schulman, William E. Huntington Professor of History. Read more.………