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Delaney: 'I don't believe religious doctrine should inform public policy'
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/433432-delaney-i-dont-believe-religious-doctrine-should-inform-public-policyFormer Maryland Rep. John Delaney (D), a 2020 presidential candidate, said Sunday that religious doctrine should not inform public policy.
“I also believe strongly in the freedom of religion, and I believe strongly in the separation of church and state," Delaney said at CNN town hall in Austin, Texas. "So I don’t believe religious doctrine should inform public policy.”
..."A lot of us get our values from our faith," Delaney said, adding that his “social justice orientation” comes from his Catholic faith “to some extent.”
"But I don't think my church, and my church polices and doctrines, should decide public policy in this country."
“I also believe strongly in the freedom of religion, and I believe strongly in the separation of church and state," Delaney said at CNN town hall in Austin, Texas. "So I don’t believe religious doctrine should inform public policy.”
..."A lot of us get our values from our faith," Delaney said, adding that his “social justice orientation” comes from his Catholic faith “to some extent.”
"But I don't think my church, and my church polices and doctrines, should decide public policy in this country."
He gets it.