I think it aligns with Founding principles to say that no president should be taking orders on policy from anyone. As for religious leaders telling their flocks how to vote I don’t think they should but I think they can if they want to. I don’t think Kennedy had any law against it in mind either. I think the same is true regarding funding of religious institutions. It’s not un-Constitutional (IMO) but (IMO) it’s a bad idea for both parties.
Well, I agree that he who sups with the devil should use a long spoon. Cardinal Wolsey, who was Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor, is famous for his words, something like I should have served Christ as loyally as I did my king. No man shall try to wall away his principles from his actions. We are bound to act in obedience to our consciences.
That's definitely a no-brainer, whether or not the anyone
is secular, religious, or both. And bowing to such would be an impeachable offense, if cynwoody were two thirds of the Senate!