Do Politics and Religion Really Make Strange Bedfellows?

Check out this list and tell us.

While there is an argument to be made that there is not nearly enough of a separation of church and state in our country, plenty of religious leaders have chosen to challenge the separation head on by running for office. Here’s a look back at some of them. (Click here to see my original piece)

Rep. Robert Drinan (1920-2007)
(D-MA)
Drinan was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest when he ran for Congress as an anti-Vietnam War candidate. He would serve four terms in office from 1971 to 1981. A legal scholar credited as one of the figures responsible for helping Catholic politicians reconcile their personal convictions on reproductive issues with the law, Drinan would spend his later years as a law professor at Georgetown University.

Rep. John Cornell (1919-2009)
(D-WI)
A Roman Catholic priest who held a PhD in history, Cornell represented Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional district from 1974 until his defeat in 1978. Though he was planning a political comeback in 1980, the Vatican then ordered priests to withdraw from politics that year.

Pat Robertson (1930-present)
(R-VA)