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Why Teddy Roosevelt's warning to lay off a candidate's religious beliefs is still relevant today

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
Why Teddy Roosevelt's warning to lay off a candidate's religious beliefs is still relevant todayPresident Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

In the 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump has used religion to attack his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.

During an August speech at an Ohio manufacturing plant, Trump suggested that Biden would harm religious interests. Linking...

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