Link: Beliefs - Obama Sets Off a Debate on Ties Between Religion and Government - NYTimes.com.

Mr. Obama’s six little words on hiring by religious groups are not apt to be his last comment on the subject. “As someone who used to teach constitutional law,” he is surely aware that the law on religious hiring is much more complicated than a condensed reference to discrimination might suggest. And his personal combination of liberal politics and religious experience probably makes him better placed than most American politicians to realize fully what, beyond electoral gambits, is at stake.