How are we to understand the right relationship between religion and politics? This Sunday’s readings address that question.

Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? Downloaded from http://www.lds.org
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Listen to Fr Robert Barron’s explanation here:
And go here for a Scripture Study on today’s readings by John Kincaid, Professor of Theology at John Paul the Great Catholic University.
Good democracies rely on understanding this relationship correctly. As an example, look at the logical inconsistencies in Barack Obama’s views on abortion, compared to, say, his views on slavery: