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"The Servant Of Two Masters": The Influence Of Church/State Paradigms On The Rise And Fall Of Clergy Disqualification Clauses In The United Kingdom And United States, Hunter M. Abell
Hunter M Abell
The role of clergy in American politics grows more hotly debated with each passing election cycle. This submission examines the competing loyalties a politically active member of the clergy experiences as he or she attempts to simultaneously serve their faith and the body politic. In doing so, it reviews the practice of clergy disqualification which prohibited clergy from serving in a representative body. It examines the rich and intriguing history the practice enjoyed in both the United States and United Kingdom and offers the theory that the use of clergy disqualification in both countries arose out of each country’s unique, …