At Vought's confirmation hearing, Senator Sanders read the above quote and then asked the nominee, "Do you believe that statement is Islamophobic?" Vought: "Again Senator, I'm a Christian and I wrote that piece in accordance with the statement of faith at Wheaton College." In the first place, it is Vought, not Sanders who has used a religious test to support the firing of a tenured professor. Senator Sanders is right. At issue is not Vought's Christian faith or his theology.

Source: Huffington Post June 10, 2017 12:31 UTC