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Georgetown University Professor of Government Clyde Wilcox talks about the inevitable links between religion and politics. He says clergy who endorse candidates open their lives and their views to political scrutiny. But he argues that candidates and their congregations deserve a right to privacy for personal worship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Georgetown University Professor of Government Clyde Wilcox talks about the inevitable links between religion and politics. He says clergy who endorse candidates open their lives and their views to political scrutiny. 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