The Anti-Defamation League is calling on presidential candidates to keep religion off the campaign trail. In a letter to President Bush and nine Democratic presidential candidates, ADL leaders said candidates should feel comfortable explaining their religious beliefs to voters, but “appealing to voters on the basis of religion is contrary to the American ideal and can be inherently divisive, wrongly suggesting that a candidate’s religious beliefs should be a litmus test for public office.”
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