Wake up America

Submitted by Azeez Ali (United States), Jun 16, 2008 at 00:08

Sadly your confessions of open mindedness contradict your comment about "a religion" that promotes hatred. The Islam that I practice encourages peace and dialogue, it discourages violence and wars. As any reasonable human being would agree - it does permit and encourages struggle against oppression and oppressors regardless who the oppressors are.

I am a Muslim that grew up in this country and I love my country for the beacon of hope it offers the world; however there are still some remnants of prejudices based on color and religion in my country. Obama offers my country and the world greater hope to overcome the scourge of racism and blind prejudices. The many whites in Iowa and around the country that looked past his race proved that America has evolved closer to the ideal society the founding fathers envisioned. My constitution is clear that no religion was to be established by the state - the separation of church and state is one the greatest ideas to promote greater unity based on the face that we are all "one" human family.

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