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Judgments & Prophecies, Sep. 26, 1960

The religion debate spread from pulpit to press to public. Some comments:

BOSTON HERALD:

Can the voters, in weighing Mr. Kennedy's qualifications, ignore his Catholicism? Can they ignore Mr. Nixon's Quaker persuasion? They obviously can't. A man is the sum of all the influences at work on him and in him. Religion is an important influence. But in the political context, it is not, and must not be allowed to become, all-important.

DETROIT NEWS :

We believe that Kennedy has answered all of the relevant questions satisfactorily and that they should no longer be asked....

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