I believe truthful people and ideologies are self-correcting. I'm very concern that Muslims claim to be peaceful, yet, do little to prevent violent behaviors. I don't think Mormons, Catholics, Christians or Jews would be embraced members who are violent. Until the Peaceful Muslims are willing to challenge their radicals elements, then we have a responsibility to address the inconsistency of the message and belief.
The amazing aspect of our Judaic/Christian heritage is a system of accountability. We have a system called a Republic, where the rule of Law supersedes the oppressive nature of sits of power or the majority. A single person can challenge any and all comers who has harmed their Declare Rights stated in the Declaration of Independence.
It is the Declaration of Independence that asserts our identity as Americans. It is not skin color, race, ideologies, or political affiliation. It is not a far stretch to infer that a real American cannot be a racists. If we are all equal we all retain the same status. Our status is not derived by economics, but by established rights. Since our rights are derived from God, individually every American retains sovereignty and has the mechanism to challenge the limited power of agencies (i.e. government) which are constrained by Constitutional Limitation. It is why Thomas Jefferson says, "One man with courage is a majority."
I would oppose and challenge any group or affiliation that would threaten these fundamental rights to promote an ideology whether political or religious. To replace our system of laws with Sharia (Law of Islam), threatens the existence of our nation and rights. Personally, I'm more aligned with Patrick Henry who declared, "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death." However, all good U.S. Marines know it is better to let the other fool die for his country, then to surrender the ability to preserve what has already been secured (paid for in blood).
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