# Quote — John Danforth, Faith and Politics

> But the public display of religion is not God. We do not put God in our nation's life by placing the Ten Commandments in courthouses, nor do we evict God by removing the Ten Commandments from public property. God is not portable. Bland prayers, offered as noncontroversial formalities after the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance do little to honor God.

- Author: [John Danforth](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-danforth.md)
- Book: [Faith and Politics](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-danforth/faith-and-politics.md)
- Page: 66
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-danforth/faith-and-politics/but-the-public

## More from this book

> The starting point is the recognition that throughout history, religion has been a cause of bloodshed, and it remains so today. Because religion has contributed to the world's problems, it must develop specific and practical ways to help solve those problems.

p. 180 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-danforth/faith-and-politics/the-starting-point.md)

> Valuing family more than job gives perspectives to politics. It puts the politician in the proper place, which is somewhere less than being the self-perceived agent of God. If family comes first, the politician needs to find ways to make that clear- by words, symbols and actions. The politician must make the effort. By its nature, the job will not do it for him.

p. 125 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-danforth/faith-and-politics/valuing-family-more.md)

> At least Alzheimer's patients do not know what is happening to their brains and bodies. Some say this makes Alzheimer's less terrible than ALS, where the patient understands everything. But if lack of comprehension is of some small blessing to the Alzheimer's victim, it does nothing to help the family. Care of the stricken spouse or parent can consume a family's time, energy and resources. Instead of enjoying retirement years, a husband or wife, whose own strength may be declining with age, can find every day consumed by care giving. Then there is the wrenching decision of whether to place the loved one in a nursing home, a decision that can result in enormous cost, not to mention guilt.

p. 95 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/john-danforth/faith-and-politics/at-least-alzheimers.md)