Posted on 02/04/2016 6:14:51 AM PST by wtd
Most Americans say religion doesn't cause violence, but rather that violent people use religion to justify their actions
Half of Americans say the next president should be careful not to criticize Islam as a whole when speaking about Islamic extremists, while four~in~ten want the next president to speak bluntly about Islamic extremists even if the statements are critical of Islam as a whole. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that blunt talk is preferred by two~thirds of Republicans and those who lean toward the Republican Party (65%), while seven~in~ten Democrats and independents who lean Democratic express the opposite view, saying the next president should speak carefully about Islamic extremism so as not to criticize Islam as a whole.
The study also shows that many Americans think a substantial segment of the U.S. Muslim population is anti~American. While four~in~ten adults say "just a few" Muslims in the country are anti~American (or that none are), roughly half of the public believes that at least "some" U.S. Muslims are anti-American, including 11% who say "most" or "almost all" U.S. Muslims are anti-American and 14% who think "about half" the U.S. Muslim population is anti-American.
(Excerpt) Read more at pewforum.org ...
Terrorism. Violence. Extremists. Bombs. The list could go on. These were some of the responses at a recent community action forum hosted by Welcoming Gainesville~a local organization seeking to create a space for immigrants to thrive in their new community~when participants were asked by Hassan Shibly, the executive director of the Council on American~Islamic Relations in Florida, what the first words were that came to mind when they heard "Islam in the media."
When asked why, the crowd collectively concurred that the media over-reported instances where Muslims committed acts of violence, avoided calling non~Muslim violent extremists "terrorists," and generally did a poor job of covering Islam.
islam is extreme. Worshiping a murderous pedophile rapist prophet is as extreme as it gets.
B.S.! FACTUAL Details about the interactions between our founding fathers and Islam follow:
Mellimelli's request for "concubines" as a part of his accommodations was left to Secretary of State James Madison. Jefferson assured one senator that obtaining peace with the Barbary powers was important enough to "pass unnoticed the irregular conduct of their ministers."..."While Mellimelli's visit did pique cross~cultural curiosity and avert the immediate threat of war with Tunis, cultural differences would continue to intrude upon the relationship between the United States and the Barbary world."
“Islamic Extremists”...
How did we accept this term in the first place?
Adult parents consider their effects on the world through the eye of their children, and their childrens’ children. They see the inevitable rise of extremism of Muslims over generations.
Libtards live for pain and pleasure moment by moment, and react accordingly.
To the RATs, truth is the new hate speech.
True. They are Islamic FUNDAMENTALISTS. The ‘extremists’ would be those that DON’T be-head, take slaves...and I don’t mean the ones that would but CAN’T.
Sorry, it’s quite simply too polite to characterize the democrats’ stand as based on ‘caution.’
It would be closer to the truth to say it’s based on assuming a position on one’s knees and opening one’s mouth very wide.
Look for the term “incitement to violence” to be redefined as slander of Islam.
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