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A Listen Back to Politics and Religion

Baylor University Press

A listen back to a riveting River to River from the 2012 election season. 

The U.S. Constitution says "Congress shall make no law, respecting an establishment of Religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," and the true meaning of those words can evoke discord still today.

Host Ben Kieffer talks with Dennis Goldford, author and professor of politics at Drake University, about religion, which he tackles in his book"The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics and the First Amendment."

Also, a look at religion's role in the 2012 election.