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Religion and Politics in US HistoryReligion has long been a staple of American politics. At the national level presidents and candidates for the highest office have continually evoked religious themes,...
United States
The United States is a secular democracy with a culture rooted in its majority Christian tradition. Religious dissidents from Europe, particularly Puritans from England,...
The United States is a secular democracy with a culture rooted in its majority Christian tradition. Religious dissidents from Europe, particularly Puritans from England,...
Religion in China and the United States 中美宗教 The last three decades have seen a steady improvement in US-China relations, but religion remains a difficult issue. This bilingual website illuminates differences rooted...
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US Presidents on Faith and Foreign Policy
Religion has long been a staple of American politics. At the national level presidents and candidates for the highest office have continually evoked religious themes,...
American Presidents
This collection includes biographies of America's presidents, specifically addressing the role of religion in their politics and presidential administration.
Religion and Politics in the US
This bilingual collection features key quotes on religion from past and contemporary American presidents. It also offers information about different government agencies...
This bilingual collection features key quotes on religion from past and contemporary American presidents. It also offers information about different government agencies...
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A Discussion with Mario Giro, Director for International Affairs, Community of Sant’Egidio
November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
A Discussion with Reverend Clark Lobenstine, Executive Director of the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
November 3, 2011
November 3, 2011
A Discussion with Robert Cekuta, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities
May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
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John F. Kennedy
约翰•菲茨杰拉德•肯尼迪
John Fitzgerald Kennedy ("JFK") was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until he was assassinated in 1963. Kennedy was internationally-oriented, with major Cold War events such as the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Space Race taking place during his presidency. At home, Kennedy created the Peace Corps and was a supporter of the American Civil Rights Movement. Kennedy remains the only Roman Catholic to become president, in spite of suspicion from some that his policy-making would be dictated by the Pope. In a landmark campaign address to a convention of Protestant ministers, Kennedy argued, "I do not speak for my church on public matters -- and the church does not speak for me." His election is considered a milestone in the social mobility of Catholics in the United States.
约翰•菲茨杰拉德•肯尼迪在1961年至1963年期间担任美国第35任总统，1963年遇刺身亡。肯尼迪在任期内主要应对国际事务，冷战期间的主要事件包括，猪湾事件、古巴导弹危机和太空竞争。国内政策方面，肯尼迪创建了和平队，并且支持美国民权运动。肯尼迪至今仍是唯一一位当选总统的罗马天主教徒，不过有人怀疑他的政策会因此受教宗操控。对此，在一次新教牧职人员集会的讲话中肯尼迪说，“在公共事务上，我不会为我自己的教会讲话，教会也不会为我讲话”。他的当选被视为美国天主教徒社会地位提高的重要标志。
John F. Kennedy on God and Human Rights in Inaugural Address
January 20, 1961
约翰•肯尼迪在就职演说中关于上帝和人权的讲话