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Time to draw a line in the sand

Reader comment on item: Omran Salman v. CAIR and MPAC

Submitted by Victor Purinton (United States), Sep 6, 2006 at 10:56

I appreciate Mr. Salman's comments. He's my guy. I would have appreciated it more if he had put in writing what I'm sure he believes in his heart: that groups like CAIR and MPAC have as their overarching goal the establishment of Islamic law in the US. Further, if he had said that such a thing cannot and will not happen in the US, then he'd be my hero. In fact, everyone should be saying that. Especially President Bush, who, unfortunately, does not like the word "secular".

It's time to draw a bright line in the sand for all the world to see and come to terms with. Seems to me that these words would do:

"There will never be religious law of any kind in the United States of America, and we will defend our secular form of governance as we would defend our territory. Any attempt to establish religious law will be viewed as an assault on our Constitution, and will be treated as sedition."

After all, is this not true? Can someone, please, please, say this loud and clear for all the world to hear?

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Islamonazi [15 words]terrorfreeSep 28, 2006 11:2958056
Moderate funding? [81 words]Abu NudnikSep 25, 2006 09:4257443
Questions. [112 words]EverymanSep 25, 2006 02:1657397
Great that you feature Omran, but you could still do a WHOLE LOT MORE!!! [421 words]zaazzeefrazeeSep 22, 2006 20:5157092
zaazzeefrazee has a point... to a point [562 words]J.J. SurbeckSep 25, 2006 02:0857092
Muslims who hate vitriolic hatred, that spews like a furnace. [971 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
zzazzefrazzeeSep 27, 2006 22:3457092
Absolutely right [450 words]BrianSep 20, 2006 18:5756709
Great web site... [153 words]Adolfo CostaSep 16, 2006 10:2856160
Failure of 'Moderate' Muslim organizations [98 words]Ezra Ben-MeirSep 16, 2006 04:3656133
Are all muslims cursed? Or do we make ourselves cursed with hatred? [1038 words]zzazzeefrazzeeSep 27, 2006 23:2456133
Media, terrorists, moderates and what makes a difference [202 words]ezra Ben-MeirSep 29, 2006 03:5356133
Moderate Muslims [51 words]kardelenNov 16, 2006 09:2856133
Not an American muslim [11 words]mysterious tSep 12, 2006 19:3055754
Bravo! [143 words]Jim GiragosianSep 6, 2006 21:2155119
Time to draw a line in the sand [188 words]Victor PurintonSep 6, 2006 10:5655083

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