14-02-2020 20:23 via sltrib.com

Commentary: How Sen. Mitt Romney and Nancy Pelosi used their faith to resist Trump

Two events last week illustrated sharply how expressions of faith are being used in the public sphere. On the floor of the Senate, Sen. Mitt Romney framed his impeachment vote in the language of religious devotion, citing his oath "before God to apply impartial justice as a senator-juror.”A day later, at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump used his speech from the dais to criticize Romney's speech in the Senate and doubled down on remarks made in December when he question
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