Leigh E. Schmidt is a humanities professor at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Distrust of Unbelievers Runs Deep in American History
02-08-2017
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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 that there should be no religious tests for holding public office, Sessions was queasy about the potential dangers of the secular worldview.