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The obligation of the state is to guarantee freedom of religion, and that implies dealing with all of them on an equal footing.

A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.

Everybody has values. Now, you know it may be formed in a secular setting, it may be formed in an intellectual setting, but everybody comes forward with values.

I think that we are at a point in our country where we're trying to decide what role should religion play in the political arena.

Politics in America is the binding secular religion.

What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others.

The question is not whether personal spiritual beliefs shape a politician's values and policies, but what spiritual beliefs mold those values and policies.

Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people.

The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence.

Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.