John+F.+Kennedy

==  There are a lot of problems when talking about Church and State, for example why was it a big deal to have John F. Kennedy elected as our first Roman Catholic President? John f. Kennedy has a famous quote from the Nation of Immigrants of 1864, “There were probably as many reasons for coming to America as there were people who came. It was a highly individual decision. Yet it can be said that three large forces—religious persecution, political oppression and economic hardship—provided the chief motives for the mass migration to our shores. They were responding, in their own way, to the pledge of the Declaration of Independence: the promise of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This quote is a very inspirational quote because John F. Kennedy became president after having the odds against him because he was not protestant. He became president and then presented the country with this quote. You can tell he was proud of his country and was glad that people could come here knowing that they would not be persecuted for what they believed in whereas in other countries if you were found as not in the majority’s religion you could be killed. This, to me, does not make sense. I think that John F. Kennedy inspired many individuals and make people realize that as long as you are a good citizen, nothing else should matter. There are other places where this controversy has made itself visible. A place where this controversy is affected is in the School System, Graduations, and where people work. ==