
| If you don't think that they don't think their religion is in charge, you're dumber than you appear on the internet. "In a 2012 interview, Carter explained that he was committed to the separation of church and state, and therefore did not permit the services in the White House that had been conducted before his term.While he respected evangelical figures like Rev. Billy Graham, he felt it was "inappropriate" to have them lead White House services, a decision that initially "injured" Graham until Carter explained his stance.He believed that a president should not use their political authority to promote one religion over others, stating, "I don't think the President of the United States should extol Christianity if he happens to be a Christian at the expense of Judaism, Islam or other faiths""Be like Jimmy Carter. |