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Old 11-29-2015, 03:39 PM   #1
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That's why I have much less, if any, confidence that truly Muslim immigrants and their progeny who remain truly Muslim could embrace our constitutional principals of government. The basis, the foundation, the fundamental principle of Islam is the joining of politics and religion. For a true Muslim they are one and the same, and that juncture is not compatible with our foundational principles.
I think it ultimately comes down to what people want from life. Democracy, personal freedoms? I'd wager that there's a lot of similarities with Judeo Christian ethics at the individual level. Granted that Islam has a closer tie to politics than Christianity structurally, but this has also been bastardized by Cold War politics the past 60 years.

I also don't see much difference between a devout Muslim recognizing the Constitution as the basis for US government versus an evangelical Christian. I doubt those who can't deal with it are going to be banging down the door to immigrate any time soon.
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Old 11-29-2015, 08:36 PM   #2
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I think it ultimately comes down to what people want from life. Democracy, personal freedoms? I'd wager that there's a lot of similarities with Judeo Christian ethics at the individual level. Granted that Islam has a closer tie to politics than Christianity structurally, but this has also been bastardized by Cold War politics the past 60 years.

I also don't see much difference between a devout Muslim recognizing the Constitution as the basis for US government versus an evangelical Christian. I doubt those who can't deal with it are going to be banging down the door to immigrate any time soon.
"I'd wager that there's a lot of similarities with Judeo Christian ethics at the individual level"

Wrong. I don't see Jews or Christians treating their women, or homosexuals, the way that Muslims do. And that's not just jihadists I'm talking about.
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Old 11-30-2015, 10:17 AM   #3
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I doubt those who can't deal with it are going to be banging down the door to immigrate any time soon.
Didn't the 09/11 hijackers, and the brothers who planned the Boston Marathon attack, come here legally, and subsequently killed Americans because they hate our way of life?
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Didn't the 09/11 hijackers, and the brothers who planned the Boston Marathon attack, come here legally, and subsequently killed Americans because they hate our way of life?

Well according to the freelance writer/ film maker Bernie's thinking, he must of thought they
came to make a statement that the runners were using up too much 02 and exhaling too much carbon dioxide.
Brilliant man, way ahead of his time. Eletist with 3 years of college at Brooklyn College and 1 year at Chicago.
This is who we want to be our Commander in Chief??

" Choose Life "
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