Every thinking person agrees with that statement. But you are not addressing what Santorum actually SAID.
He said he he found it antithetical that the Founders intended that "the church" should "have a role in the OPERATION of the state".
Do you agree with that?
Why not address what Santorum actually SAID rather than what you wish he had said.
No sir, if you agree with that statement you are the one that ought to be ashamed.
Last time I checked, a key element of every session of congress is PRAYER! That’s right the operation of congress starts with a paid chaplain...since 1789!
So you are a little late in worrying about religion impacting the operation of the US Government.
And as far as what Santorum said, you have selected one sentence. Here are a few more that provide the more context and details as too what he is thinking:
“To say that people of faith have no role in the public square? You bet that makes you throw up. What kind of country do we live that says only people of non-faith can come into the public square and make their case?”
“That makes me throw up and it should make every American who is seen from the president, someone who is now trying to tell people of faith that you will do what the government says, we are going to impose our values on you, not that you can’t come to the public square and argue against it, but now we’re going to turn around and say we’re going to impose our values from the government on people of faith, which of course is the next logical step when people of faith, at least according to John Kennedy, have no role in the public square”
“I don’t believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. The idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country,” said Santorum. “This is the First Amendment. The First Amendment says the free exercise of religion. That means bringing everybody, people of faith and no faith, into the public square. Kennedy for the first time articulated the vision saying, no, ‘faith is not allowed in the public square. I will keep it separate.’ Go on and read the speech ‘I will have nothing to do with faith. I won’t consult with people of faith.’ It was an absolutist doctrine that was foreign at the time of 1960,”