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November 1 . 2012

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Obama:
The president said the "constitu-
tional principle of a separation
between church and state has served
our nation well since our founding
— embraced by people of faith and
those of no faith at all throughout
our history — and it has been para-
mount in our work."
Obama says he "expanded the fed-
eral government's faith-based initia-
tive because it is important for gov-
ernment to partner with faith-based
organizations," citing the role they
play in delivering social services.
He says he does not support school
vouchers, including to religious
schools, because they "can drain
resources that are needed in public
schools!'
Obama says his administration
found a way to respect religious
freedom while also ensuring that
employees of many religious-affili-
ated institutions have contraception
covered by their health insurance.
The administration requires a reli-
gious-affiliated institution's insur-
ance provider to directly provide
such coverage to employees free of
charge when the religious institution
objects to providing or paying for
such coverage itself.

Romney:

The Republican nominee said "the
notion of the separation of church
and state has been taken by some
well beyond its original meaning.
They seek to remove from the pub-
lic domain any acknowledgment of
God." He said that America's found-
ers "did not countenance the elimi-
nation of religion from the public
square!'
Romney says he would allow low-
income and special needs students
to use federal funds designated for
them to enroll in private schools,
including in religious schools where
permitted by states.
He criticizes the administra-
tion's application of the health care
law's contraception coverage clause
to employees of many religious-
affiliated institutions, saying that
it infringes on religious liberty. He
endorsed legislation that would
exempt employers from having to
cover contraception in their employ-
ees' insurances policies if doing so
would contradict an employer's reli-
gious beliefs or moral convictions.