Spooked by terrorist attacks, goaded by dark campaign rhetoric, huge numbers of Americans seemed willing to condemn an entire religion. In Virginia, 63 percent of Republican primary voters told exit pollsters they supported a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country. Opinions that had hovered at the fringe of public debate after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — registering Muslims residents, patrolling their neighborhoods — now were voiced by top political figures on mainstream television.
It all seemed so disconnected from the lives and aspirations of the Scouts.
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