In a sit-down interview for Odyssey Networks’
special series “Faith in the 2012 Election,” Rep. James Clyburn
(D-S.C.) discussed the intermingling of religion and politics. Among his
more unusual comments, he said that Democrats more fervently adhere to
the U.S. Constitution than their Republican counterparts. He also took
aim at conservatives’ purported lack of generosity, claiming that they
think “there‘s something wrong with feeding people when they’re hungry.”
“No campaign should be built upon faith,” Clyburn explained at the
beginning of the interview, maintaining his strict adherence to the
separation of church and state.
The congressman also tackled the main reason why he believes
Democrats and Republicans appear to be so different when it comes to
their engagement with faith and religion. What he meant here, of course,
is that many people view conservatives as more religious than those who
find themselves on the left side of the aisle.
“Democrats, by and large, have always been pretty strict adherents to
the Constitution,” he said. “We believe in the separation of church and
state.”
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