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How distrust of unbelievers runs deep in American history

  • Written by Leigh E. Schmidt, Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities, Washington University in St Louis
image A new megachurch movement is drawing crowds on the basis of belief in nonbelief.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama recently raised eyebrows during his confirmation hearing for attorney general when he expressed doubts that secular people respected the truth as much as did those with religious convictions. Even as he insisted...

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