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Assurances needed
Reader comment on item: Trump: You Should Ban Islamists, Not Muslims
Submitted by Gloria Stewart (United States), Dec 20, 2015 at 18:20
Daniel Pipes is mistaken in his criticism of Mr. Trump's plan to ban Muslims. Whether it is constitutional or not, Mr. Trump claims that he has consulted constitutional scholars who claim it is. Islam is not a religion. It is a faith based political system that idealizes and strives for a theocracy. It is not necessary to get involved in a semantic discussion. To put it simply, can Dr. Pipes assure us that none of his so called moderate Muslims, when they enter the United States, will be one sermon away from being radicalized?
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Daniel Pipes replies:
No more than you can assure me that the newly-minted converts to Christianity will be one sermon away from being radicalized.
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| 1 | Muslims are the sea that islamist swim in. [6 words] | Ed May | Apr 6, 2016 11:58 | 228737 | |
| Kind of funny the first paragrapgh. [222 words] | Lynn | Mar 14, 2016 09:12 | 228413 | ||
| General [11 words] | Firozali AMulla PhD | Mar 6, 2016 04:48 | 228332 | ||
| I propose different policy; curtail all immigration [166 words] | Stuart Fagin | Jan 5, 2016 02:04 | 227492 | ||
| 1 | Banning muslim is workable, and is not unconstitutional [99 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Bill Pike | Jan 4, 2016 22:21 | 227484 | |
| 2 |  What to do if a political party declares itself to be a religion [248 words] | Prashant | Jan 9, 2016 22:23 | 227484 | |
| 1 | Thanx Prashant [40 words] | Bill Pike | Jan 10, 2016 22:39 | 227484 | |
| 3 | Saluting Trump; he did what no one has done in 1400 years [242 words] | Prashant | Jan 28, 2017 22:58 | 227484 | |
| 3 | Aren't all Muslims Islamists ? [78 words] | Bindair Dunndat | Dec 31, 2015 01:14 | 227380 | |
| correcting Mr. Trump's hate speech [302 words] | Abu Fatima | Dec 29, 2015 06:06 | 227342 | ||
| 4 | Fatal mistake of Abu Fatima [218 words] | Prashant | Jan 17, 2016 10:55 | 227342 | |
| Suppose 2% of bananas posed a lethal danger [146 words] | Jeff | Dec 26, 2015 11:39 | 227291 | ||
| Trump is on the right track,just needs semantic lesson in Islam lexicon [199 words] | Bob Jack | Dec 25, 2015 09:14 | 227280 | ||
| Except that it is Constitutional [17 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Boston Liberty | Dec 22, 2015 10:17 | 227219 | ||
| 1 |  Assurances needed [94 words]w/response from Daniel Pipes | Gloria Stewart | Dec 20, 2015 18:20 | 227170 | |
| 1 | Christians pose no threat [68 words] | Gloria Stewart | Dec 21, 2015 18:58 | 227170 | |
| Question to Dr. Pipes [150 words] | Sameach | Dec 24, 2015 00:47 | 227170 | ||
| Colorado Springs shooter was a radicalized Christian [26 words] | Lyle Smith | Dec 24, 2015 13:45 | 227170 | ||
| Yes, there is a difference [96 words] | Michael S | Dec 25, 2015 15:28 | 227170 | ||
| Why taxonomize when it does not explain anything? [225 words] | Prashant | Dec 20, 2015 05:55 | 227164 | ||
| Lie detector test may help [80 words] | Curtis Freedland | Dec 20, 2015 00:21 | 227161 | ||
| Donald Trump [24 words] | pat Steward | Dec 19, 2015 21:14 | 227160 | ||
| Muslim migration into Europe [221 words] | Alvin Samuels | Dec 17, 2015 16:47 | 227130 | ||
| 1 | Jews weren't treated Sooo Nice in Muslim countries [51 words] | Jim40 | Dec 16, 2015 12:06 | 227091 | |
| 1 | muslim can be banned [26 words] | not so | Dec 16, 2015 11:37 | 227090 | |
| Of course it's constitutional and acceptable! [200 words] | Malcolm | Dec 16, 2015 01:59 | 227085 | ||
| 1 | vetting individual muslims insufficient - no Turkish community in Germany [638 words] | myth | Dec 15, 2015 05:51 | 227073 | |
| 4 | Muslims in Australia [674 words] | Ken Gunn | Dec 14, 2015 22:26 | 227071 | |
| 1 | To Ken Gunn [117 words] | Australia | Dec 17, 2015 12:25 | 227071 | |
| It takes a fireman to put out a fire. A roomful of commentators cannot put out a fire [119 words] | Alan | Dec 14, 2015 16:41 | 227068 | ||
| The Constitution has nothing to do with it. [160 words] | Gee | Dec 14, 2015 12:18 | 227065 | ||
| How to detect muslims? [266 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Amir | Dec 14, 2015 11:07 | 227062 | ||
| US Constitution Apply to Citizens [78 words] | Cathey | Dec 14, 2015 10:55 | 227061 | ||
| America is not a secular nation. [113 words] | Cathey | Dec 14, 2015 10:40 | 227060 | ||
| More than 10 - 15 % of Muslims must be Islamist (Or why am I wrong to think this?) [81 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Lyle Smith | Dec 14, 2015 09:50 | 227056 | ||
| 2 | Muslim immigration [90 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 14, 2015 09:25 | 227055 | |
| 1 | Ban Islamists, Not Muslims [83 words] | Dan Ost | Dec 14, 2015 08:40 | 227053 | |
| 1 | Practical issues of implementing Trump proposal - and the real issue [137 words] | Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA (Israel) | Dec 14, 2015 04:12 | 227048 | |
| dissimulation is the rule [158 words] | y Brandstetter MD | Dec 14, 2015 01:05 | 227046 | ||
| 4 | Trump is Chump but He is Right This Time [219 words] | Dajjal | Dec 13, 2015 23:07 | 227044 | |
| Religious [22 words] | AlbertE. | Dec 13, 2015 22:41 | 227041 | ||
| Screen [27 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | AlbertE. | Dec 13, 2015 22:38 | 227040 | ||
| Trumps call for a Muslim Halt is worthwhile [266 words] | Mike Conlon | Dec 13, 2015 22:33 | 227039 | ||
| Trump is making us look bad [96 words] | Frankz | Dec 13, 2015 22:17 | 227037 | ||
| stopping muslim/islamic immigration [24 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | John Rasicci | Dec 13, 2015 17:02 | 227034 | ||
| 1 | USCIS screening question re polygamy [110 words] | John Cavanaugh | Dec 13, 2015 12:18 | 227030 | |
| 1 | Islam, Islamism and The Keystone Cops [146 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Dave | Dec 13, 2015 10:58 | 227028 | |
| Experimental Pro-Democracy approach [489 words] | Demsci | Dec 13, 2015 10:58 | 227027 | ||
| 2 | True Muslims Cannot Be Democratic [116 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Dec 17, 2015 22:29 | 227027 | |
| It's about putting conditions upon entry and residence in(to) democratic nations [195 words] | Demsci | Dec 21, 2015 12:57 | 227027 | ||
| 10-15% [28 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Boris | Dec 13, 2015 03:14 | 227026 | ||
| 2 | Potential USCIS questions to screen Islamists who reject Constitutional principles [583 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | John Cavanaugh | Dec 13, 2015 00:23 | 227022 |
| 1 | Outstanding comment [9 words] | Bill | Jan 4, 2016 20:46 | 227022 | |
| Naturalization of Refugees or Temporary Shelter? [88 words] | GaryE. | Jan 25, 2016 02:10 | 227022 | ||
| Screen all incoming persons [206 words] | John Cavanaugh | Jan 28, 2016 10:32 | 227022 | ||
| "Trump: You Should Ban Islamists, Not Muslims" [245 words] | Leslie Satenstein | Dec 12, 2015 21:29 | 227017 | ||
| 1 | THERE ARE NO MODERATE MUSLIMS [80 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Dianne | Dec 12, 2015 21:20 | 227015 | |
| The litmus tests [178 words] | Anon | Dec 12, 2015 16:47 | 227009 | ||
| 1 | Who likes muslims anyway? [150 words] | Ad | Dec 12, 2015 14:56 | 227007 | |
| Sam Harris "islamophobe" [56 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ely | Dec 12, 2015 14:26 | 227006 | ||
| 5 | The problems is not Muslims, but Islam and our leftists and politically correct leading us to suicide [457 words] | Satya D | Dec 12, 2015 13:40 | 227005 | |
| Yes, Islam is the big problem,but because it is multi-interpretable [278 words] | Demsci | Dec 18, 2015 05:21 | 227005 | ||
| 1 | Wishful Thinking [127 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Dec 21, 2015 20:01 | 227005 | |
| think about total of Quran-Hadits-Sira (1200 years old + unchanged) + what apologists say. [270 words] | Demsci | Dec 24, 2015 10:10 | 227005 | ||
| The Qur'an itself IS also really only a Hadith! [169 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Dec 27, 2015 02:30 | 227005 | ||
| A difficult problem but I strongly differ... [260 words] | Doug Mayfield | Dec 12, 2015 13:38 | 227004 | ||
| 10%-15%? Some 25% of British Muslims polled said the 7/7 attacks were "justified". [45 words] | Anon. | Dec 12, 2015 13:22 | 227003 | ||
| 1 | Unworkable? [211 words] | Peter Chew | Dec 12, 2015 12:36 | 226999 | |
| Outrageous? [161 words] | Peter Chew | Dec 12, 2015 12:25 | 226998 | ||
| Perhaps not unconstitutional? [117 words] | Peter Chew | Dec 12, 2015 12:15 | 226996 | ||
| Is there an exact overlap between Islamists and Jihadist sympathisers? [144 words] | Anon. | Dec 12, 2015 12:12 | 226995 | ||
| 1 | Saudi [66 words] | Bob | Dec 12, 2015 11:47 | 226993 | |
| And the US government can tell? They don't even get CAIR! [120 words] | Abu Nudnik | Dec 12, 2015 10:53 | 226989 | ||
| Nice try,,, [155 words] | Wallace Schwam | Dec 12, 2015 10:13 | 226987 | ||
| 3 | Misunderstanding of Islam by secularists [415 words] | Philip | Dec 12, 2015 09:54 | 226985 | |
| Time is running out for Muslims [223 words] | Demsci | Dec 19, 2015 00:29 | 226985 | ||
| who is in charge? [208 words] | Philip | Dec 21, 2015 07:53 | 226985 | ||
| Banning Islamists not Muslims [137 words] | Donald | Dec 12, 2015 09:42 | 226982 | ||
| Islam its the sea in which Islamists swim [62 words] | Anthony A | Dec 12, 2015 09:32 | 226980 | ||
| Muslim or Islamist [49 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | ECAW | Dec 12, 2015 08:43 | 226979 | ||
| 6 | What about the four "normal" in Islam approved methods of deception Takiyya, Tawriya, Kitman, and Muruna? [93 words] | Maria Erlinda Martinez | Dec 12, 2015 02:31 | 226961 | |
| 9 | Banning Muslims [35 words] | Brian O' Reilly | Dec 12, 2015 01:55 | 226959 | |
| They're just following their book! [85 words] | John S | Dec 12, 2015 19:33 | 226959 | ||
| Trump Speaks A Truly Inconvenient, and probably Constitutional Truth [355 words] | Mike Conlon | Dec 13, 2015 21:55 | 226959 | ||
| Good question! [55 words] | Jaladhi | Dec 14, 2015 14:23 | 226959 | ||
| 4 | Just cut off their heads: ban the Islamic cult [150 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Dec 12, 2015 01:50 | 226958 | |
| 3 | Trump is Fine on Islam [208 words] | SAKOVKT | Dec 12, 2015 01:44 | 226957 | |
| Kalegri [49 words] | John S | Dec 12, 2015 22:24 | 226957 | ||
| 1 | moderates are the fifth coloum of the Islamic army of fighters for their caliphate. [166 words] | rodney allsworth | Dec 12, 2015 01:30 | 226956 | |
| If they're "moderate" they should be calling the FBI on the killers [41 words] | BBernardo Stevens | Dec 12, 2015 09:39 | 226956 | ||
| 12 | There is no such thing as an "islamist" - their Qur'an calls them "muslims!" And crime-gangs are already illegal. [1169 words] | Uncle Vladdi | Dec 12, 2015 00:38 | 226955 | |
| 2 | Islamism? [134 words] | Dajjal | Dec 13, 2015 21:21 | 226955 | |
| 3 | How to convince a majority of democratic citizens [375 words] | Demsci | Dec 14, 2015 06:20 | 226955 | |
| 2 | Islam Trumps Nationality [1316 words] | Uncle Vladdi | Dec 17, 2015 19:15 | 226955 | |
| 2 | "Islamism" = "Islamic," and "Islamist" = "Muslim." [118 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Dec 17, 2015 19:28 | 226955 | |
| 1 | Being Pro Democracy in a habitual clear way rather than being only anti-Islam [458 words] | Demsci | Dec 21, 2015 21:09 | 226955 | |
| 1 | Look how apologists turn and twist in whitewashing Islam [348 words] | Demsci | Dec 22, 2015 03:58 | 226955 | |
| 1 | It's illegitimate to claim islam is moderate in any way. [86 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Dec 24, 2015 23:29 | 226955 | |
| 1 | Democracy isn't enough [1215 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Dec 24, 2015 23:47 | 226955 | |
| Islam is a monopolist ideology, for sheep, isn't it? [334 words] | Demsci | Dec 31, 2015 03:32 | 226955 | ||
| Are we ABI or ADATI, do we want only freedom FROM or also freedom To? [142 words] | Demsci | Dec 31, 2015 04:20 | 226955 | ||
| LIBTARDATION DEFINED AND EXPOSED [667 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Dec 31, 2015 17:35 | 226955 | ||
| 1 | GOLDEN RULE OF LAW vs. BRAZEN RULE OF CRIMINAL CHAOS [1551 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Dec 31, 2015 17:45 | 226955 | |
| To know and promote what we are FOR [308 words] | Demsci | Jan 13, 2016 17:36 | 226955 | ||
| God (Islam) has to be better, or is otherwise superfluous. [340 words] | Demsci | Jan 13, 2016 17:58 | 226955 | ||
| 1 | Positivist Law is positively BAD [447 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Jan 17, 2016 22:23 | 226955 | |
| 1 | The Lesser-Expectations of Habitual Liberal Racism [578 words] | UNCLE VLADDI | Jan 17, 2016 22:32 | 226955 | |
| Encouraged [49 words] | Daniel | Dec 11, 2015 23:59 | 226954 | ||
| 2 | Perhaps [97 words] | PHILIOR | Dec 11, 2015 22:54 | 226953 | |
| 4 | How do we tell the difference? [49 words] | WeMustResist | Dec 11, 2015 21:01 | 226951 | |
| 1 | President Trump's State of the Union Speech [612 words] | Dave | Dec 11, 2015 20:57 | 226950 | |
| 1 | Does that also include… [22 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Dan Schwartz | Dec 11, 2015 20:00 | 226949 | |
| 2 | Genuine separation between the two is not possible!! [45 words] | Jaladhi | Dec 11, 2015 19:58 | 226948 | |
| 2 | Sudden Jihad Syndrome [155 words] | Dale Ehrgott | Dec 15, 2015 01:44 | 226948 | |
| 4 | the Constitution is not a Suicide Pact [227 words] | ktchnsnk | Dec 11, 2015 19:56 | 226947 | |
| 4 | Amusing Article [103 words] | Bill | Dec 11, 2015 19:50 | 226946 | |
| As they its a distinction without any difference!! [67 words] | Jaladhi | Dec 18, 2015 15:30 | 226946 | ||
| 2 | How to identify "Islamists?" [36 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | philleshfan | Dec 11, 2015 18:49 | 226942 | |
| 1 | Lives are at stake [202 words] | WeMustResist | Dec 12, 2015 05:56 | 226942 | |
| Interesting 2003 Article... [118 words] | philleshfan | Dec 12, 2015 18:27 | 226942 | ||
| 1 | Very much so.... [150 words] | Soloview | Dec 11, 2015 18:45 | 226941 | |
| 3 | Muslims Are Required To Be Islamists, or else they are Apostates [421 words] | Mike Ramirez | Dec 11, 2015 18:28 | 226940 | |
| Quite agree [2 words] | Vijay | Dec 11, 2015 17:49 | 226938 | ||
| 7 | Don't admit moslems [61 words] | alexandra roth | Dec 11, 2015 17:48 | 226937 | |
| Good post, Alexander - almost poetic [24 words] | Michael S | Dec 14, 2015 18:54 | 226937 | ||
| 4 | HOW TO TELL AN ISLAMIST FROM A MUSLIM ? [256 words] | Jacques Hadida | Dec 11, 2015 17:42 | 226935 | |
| 2 | in theory, yes - in practice, problems [288 words] | Jeffrey | Dec 11, 2015 16:55 | 226933 | |
| 2 | Unconstitutional or Too Constitutional to Question? [847 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | TL Winslow | Dec 11, 2015 16:53 | 226932 | |
| I know you are, but what am ? [423 words] | T.L. winslow | Dec 12, 2015 12:25 | 226932 | ||
| 1 | In Response to your piece to ban Islamists, not Muslims [250 words] | elaine | Dec 11, 2015 16:35 | 226930 | |
| That is What Trump Meant [108 words] | Barry Black | Dec 11, 2015 15:56 | 226928 | ||
| 2 | I've been pushing that the idxeology of Sharia is the problem - not the religion of Islam [267 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | DrRJP | Dec 11, 2015 15:21 | 226925 | |
| 1 | Obama is a Closet Muslim [54 words] | Brian O' Reilly | Dec 12, 2015 06:10 | 226925 | |
| 3 | Sharia is a "Law" like the Mafia is a "Business!" [252 words] | Uncle Vladdi | Dec 12, 2015 16:54 | 226925 | |
| 1 | Semantic Games [169 words] | Dajjal | Dec 13, 2015 22:17 | 226925 | |
| Emergency [42 words] | AlbertE. | Dec 13, 2015 22:45 | 226925 | ||
| 5 | ... Daniel Pipes [110 words] | Michael S | Dec 11, 2015 14:51 | 226924 | |
| Godspeed, Donald Trump! [305 words] | Michael S | Dec 12, 2015 07:36 | 226924 |
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