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Romney Illustrates Growing Role of Faith in Politics

Much has changed since John F. Kennedy addressed his Catholicism in a 1960 speech.

David Campbell, a scholar of religion and politics at the University of Notre Dame, says that while Kennedy made an argument for secularism — saying his religion shouldn't matter — Mitt Romney argued in his speech Thursday that religion does have a role in the public square.

Campbell talks with Robert Siegel about how the role of religion in politics has grown since 1960.

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