After a 25-year love affair between religion and politics, who would’ve thought it would come to this? In Election 2008, to the surprise of many pundits, religious leaders and politicians appear to be going their separate ways. Frankly, it’s about time. America has too many brands of spiritual beliefs for religion to play a leading role in its politics. This intertwining of the two was never a match made in heaven. As marriages of convenience go, however, it was a beauty.
(Frances Coleman is a columnist for The Press-Register in Mobile, Ala.)
