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...Could it be that Al Gore has found the most honorable, honest politician? Isn't that more important than Joe Lieberman's religion?" A. JAY BLOCK Gainesville...
...Lieberman, of course, isn't the first candidate to wax religious. George W. Bush called Jesus his favorite philosopher, and Gore said he often makes decisions by asking, "What would Jesus do?" Both parties are parsing the same polls, which show a country troubled by a sense of moral breakdown. Gore adviser Elaine Kamarck has vowed, "The Democratic Party is going to take back God this time." A Gore strategist notes that while Northeasterners may be more straitlaced and tight-lipped on matters of faith, Lieberman's holy spirit is touching people in all the right places: "Blacks...
While no one doubts the sincerity of his beliefs, Lieberman seems to be dodging their implications on the campaign trail. He calls for "a constitutional place for faith in our public life," and yet he is against prayer in school and defends church-state separation. So what, specifically, does he mean? He complains that "Hollywood doesn't understand piety" and deplores its coarse product, and yet vows not to resort to sanctions to change that culture. And though many Orthodox Jews argue that abortion is immoral, Lieberman is pro-choice because, as he said in 1990, "while I might personally...
...When religion and politics are too closely aligned, it's more often the religion than the politics that is compromised," warns Thomas. Lieberman has said he hopes his religion will be irrelevant by Election Day. "The only way that's going to happen," says Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, "is if he stops talking about it all the time...
...right! Al Gore's pick of Senator Joe Lieberman as his running mate is historic [CAMPAIGN 2000, Aug. 21]. This election will validate the maxim "regardless of race, color or creed." Never before have voters been given such power; the Gore-Lieberman ticket paves the way to electing, yes, an African American and, yes, a Hispanic to the highest political office. To minorities, I say, "Wake up. Your future is on the line." It's time. Electing them is just the beginning. LILLIAN KEFALOS Pittsburgh...