Rick Santorum said "I understand the Constitution talks about, we shall establish no religion, and that is generally termed, in many cases, the separation of church and State, although the words ``separation of church and State'' do not appear in the Constitution. What appears to be going on in the Judiciary Committee by Members of the other side of the aisle is not a separation of church and State, but a separation of anybody who believes in church and faith from any public role. I do not believe that is what the Constitution was founded to do. I listened to the comments of the Senator from California who said because of General Pryor's ``strongly held beliefs'' basically he cannot be impartial." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 30, 2003

I understand the Constitution talks about, we shall establish no religion, and that is generally termed, in many cases, the separation of church and State, although the words ``separation of church and State'' do not appear in the Constitution. What appears to be going on in the Judiciary Committee by Members of the other side of the aisle is not a separation of church and State, but a separation of anybody who believes in church and faith from any public role. I do not believe that is what the Constitution was founded to do. I listened to the comments of the Senator from California who said because of General Pryor's ``strongly held beliefs'' basically he cannot be impartial.

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Rick Santorum

Republican · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of religious beliefs on public service during a Senate debate.

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