During the campaign, it became clear that he was not familiar with the bible, as the “two Corinthians” gaffe and his inability to name a favorite bible passage show.11 Whenever he spoke of religion he seemed uncomfortable and, above all, insincere. Trump was simply exploiting religion, casting it about like a net to snare voters, and, as we saw in the discussion of religion’s role in leading to the Civil War, to immunize his policies from criticism.
