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Carterist Says: Make Our Loyal Muslims "Feel Safe."
While Muslims practise ethnic cleansing in their own failed states, they pour into the Free World. They bring with them contempt for disbelief in Islam, and jihad duty to Muslim terrorists. Why is it that only 39% distrust Muslims? It should be 100%.
Inside the First Amendment: Islam is not the enemy
By CHARLES C. HAYNES
When I argued in my last column that demonizing Islam threatened religious freedom, I assumed the vast majority of Americans would agree.
I may have assumed wrong.
| To borrow from Orwell: only an intellectual would say this. No ordinary person would be so stupid. |
According to a USA TODAY/Gallup poll released last week, 39 percent of respondents believe that American Muslims arent loyal to the United States. A third believes American Muslims are sympathetic to al-Qaida and 22 percent dont want Muslims as neighbors. This despite the fact that millions of Muslims in America are hardworking, civic-minded, taxpaying citizens some of whom are fighting and dying as members of the U.S. armed services even as I write these words.
And we thank them for their service. And we acknowledge that there are indeed good Muslims who are loyal Americans.
We also saw the thousands who marched in D.C. in support of Hezbollah a week ago. We hear the comments of their representatives like CAIR who are trying to play both sides. We hear the apologists who condemn everything done by Christians, Jews and seculars and nothing done by Muslims. We see our other immigrant neighbors -- Nigerians, Hindus, Vietnamese, Hmongs, Mexicans, Hondurans, Haitians -- going about their lives peacefully and wonder why in hell can't the Muslims do the same? |
It doesnt help, of course, that the latest headlines are about the arrest of 24 British Muslim suspects in an alleged plot to blow up planes bound for the United States. That so many young Muslims are seduced by extremism is not only a grave danger to the West, but it is also a challenge of enormous proportions for the Muslim world.
| Having acknowledged that yes, indeedie there's a problem for the Muslim world, Mr. Haynes walks away from it, having done his minimum duty. He then proceeds to the real agenda which is to attack his countrymen. It's the liberal-progressive way. |
More Americans than I imagined, it appears, are so frustrated, fearful and angry about the terrorist threat that theyre no longer willing to sort out what is and isnt authentic Islam.
| It's not completely up to us to understand them. It's up to them to demonstrate, in word and deed, that there is a difference between the 'authentic' Muslims and the head-choppers. It's a natural human response to be concerned about all Muslims in the absence of any explanation to the contrary ... |
For growing numbers of people in this country, the war on terrorism is now seen as a war on Islam.
| A "War on Samoans" just doesn't ring true ... |
This characterization of the war is exactly what al-Qaida has worked for years to achieve in its battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims worldwide...
| It would be nice if the authentic, moderate Muslims would help us out in the sorting. They're out there, but they aren't challenging the local spittle-spewers. I suspect it's because they've absorbed the liberal lesson about how one shouldn't get involved. |
The challenge is to convince our public schools that learning more about Islam and other religions is not only an important part of a good education its also necessary if we hope to live together as citizens of one nation.
| One of the best classes I ever took in college was a survey of world religions. I'd encourage every public high school to offer a similar class, and I'd want every Muslim teen to learn the lesson. |
In the meantime, here are steps every American can take: Become acquainted with your Muslim neighbors and co-workers. Visit a local mosque or Islamic center. Learn firsthand what Muslims in America actually believe and practice. The more we know, the safer American Muslims will feel and the better off our nation will be.
| And conversely, here's what our moderate Muslim citizens could do: become acquainted with the Jewish and Christian neighbors and co-workers. Visit a synagogue and Church (no, don't take notes). Learn firsthand what it means to be an American, and why it's important to hit behind the runner with less than two outs. The more they know about all of us, the safer all ofus will feel. |
Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550 2006-08-24 |
