Should the Testimony of an Atheist be Believed?

Recently a conflict in law arose which drew an at­tention as wide as the entire country. In a North Carolina murder trial, the presiding judge -- M. V. Barnhill -- is reported to have held that the avowed atheism of Mrs. Miller, wife of the defendant, "was proper material for her impeachment as a witness." "If I believed," he is quoted to have said, "that life ends with death and there is no punishment after death, I would be less apt to tell the truth." And for this, Judge Barnhill is severely...