STREET BEAT: ‘Should religion play a role in politics?’

Angelo Fletcher

San Francisco

“No. I think there are too many religions and too many different opinions to govern one country with one certain religion or one opinion.”

Tonya Fletcher

Sacramento

“No. I do believe that people who are in power or authority should believe in God, but I also don’t think that politics overpower the word of God.”

Terry McJimson Smith

Los Angeles

“Religion and religious beliefs should be respected by the political arena and political parties, but … they need to respect one another as individuals.”

Kimberly Waters

Los Angeles

“It’ll be good if they did, but it’s never going to be that way because everybody doesn’t have the same beliefs.”

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Sacramento.