Saturday, September 12, 2009

Islamic Terrorists

Letter to Congress:

EIN News says, "Fewer Americans See Islam As Violent: Poll. The percentage of Americans who believe Islam encourages violence has declined in recent years but remains far above where it was in 2002, while very basic knowledge about the faith has shown modest increases, according to a new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. (canada.com)".
While it is said and likely true that the Koran advocates conversion of all humans to Islam, through physical means if necessary, few Muslims seem to be so inclined.
I believe we should consider the claim in the same manner we consider our First Amendment rights to free speech and writing. No one should be prosecuted on the basis of speech or writing a minor matter how antagonistic that speech or writing may seem to be. Prosecution should be based on an accomplished action. The matter of intent should only come in as consideration of the punishment after the illegal act has been performed.
Record shows that Islam has been a breeding ground for performing terrorists. On that basis, we should be scrutinizing verbal statements and writings of Muslims more closely than statements and writings of other religions. This is another way of following Pres. Reagan's admonition of "trust and [watch] verify".

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