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Friday, July 1, 2011

THE WORD "GOD" NEVER APPEARS IN THE CONSTITUTION AND ARTICLE VI DECLARES THAT THERE SHALL BE "NO RELIGIOUS TEST" FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, SO WHY ARE SO MANY AMERICANS WORRIED ABOUT THE PROSPECT FOR A MORMON PRESIDENT? PJP PARTICIPANT JEFF GREENFIELD SPECULATES

Two of the prominent Republican candidates for president are Mormons: former Utah governor John Huntsman and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Should their religion give voters pause? Despite the Constitution's ban on a "religious test" for office, many remain concerned. Here Jeff Greenfield discusses why.

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