In the WorldWhy appeal to conscience when you can misrepresent the church instead? By Steve Thorngate September 27, 2011ShareShare on TwitterShare on FacebookEmail to a friendPrint Candidate John F. Kennedy: If the time should ever come--and I do not concede any conflict to be remotely possible--when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: