The Bible as Bludgeon

"YOU can make a successful run for political office in this country without an especially thick résumé, any exceptional talent for expressing yourself, a noteworthy education or, for that matter, a basic grasp of science.

But you better have religion. You better be ready to profess your faith in and fealty to God — the Judeo-Christian one, of course..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/opinion/sunday/the-bible-as-bludgeon.html?_r=1&