Posted on 09/24/2015 5:07:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson to withdraw from the 2016 campaign after the retired neurosurgeon said Islam was not consistent with the U.S. Constitution and that he would “absolutely not” advocate having a Muslim in the White House.
“Mr. Carson clearly does not understand or care about the Constitution, which states that ‘no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office,’” said CAIR national executive director Nihad Awad.
“We call on our nation’s political leaders – across the political spectrum – to repudiate these unconstitutional and un-American statements and for Mr. Carson to withdraw from the presidential race.”
Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Carson was asked his views on the faith of an American president.
“Should a president’s faith matter – should your faith matter to voters?” asked host Chuck Todd.
“Well, I guess it depends on what that faith is,” replied Carson. “If it’s inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter. But if it fits within the realm of America and consistent with the Constitution – no problem.”
“So do you believe that Islam is consistent with the Constitution?” Todd asked.
“No, I don’t. I do not,” said Carson, adding, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”
Todd went on to ask whether Carson would consider voting for a Muslim running for Congress, to which he replied, “it depends on who that Muslim is and what their policies are, just as it depends on what anybody else says, you know.”
Todd also asked whether Carson believes President Obama is a Christian.
“I believe that he is,” he said. “I have no reason to doubt what he says.”
Earlier in the program, Todd asked GOP campaign frontrunner Donald Trump whether he would be comfortable if a Muslim were ever elected president.
“It’s something that at some point could happen. We’ll see,” Trump said. “You know, it’s something that could happen. Would I be comfortable? I don’t know if we have to address it right now. But I think it is certainly something that could happen.”
Todd also asked Trump about Obama’s faith and birthplace.
“Why won’t you concede that the president is a Christian and that the president was born in the United States?” he asked.
“Because I don’t talk about people’s faith,” Trump said. “Now in all fairness, he said he was a Christian and he said he is a Christian. He attended the church of Reverend [Jeremiah] Wright. And so, you know, I’m willing to take him at his word for that. I have no problem with that.”
Trump declined to talk about the controversy over Obama’s birth certificate, calling it “a long, complex subject that I just don’t like talking about, and I won’t talk about it.”
The White House released Obama’s long-form birth certificate in 2011 in response to questions raised by Trump and others about whether the president was born in the United States.
Last June CAIR, which describes itself as “America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization,” launched a website tracking 2016 presidential candidates’ opinions on Islam.
An early entry on that site complained that Carson in a 2014 op-ed had employed “shari’a-scare tactics” by writing that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) “and the other advocates of shari’a law are growing rapidly, along with their zeal to eradicate or convert all ‘infidels.’ ”
CAIR’s Awad recalled Sunday that during the last presidential campaign, Republican hopeful Herman Cain had said he would not appoint a Muslim to his cabinet or as a federal judge if elected president.
CAIR should withdraw from the US.
Shouldn’t CAIR be working on helping their co-religionists fleeing to Europe?
#blackpresidentialcandidateslivesmatter
Ben Carson, DON’T you dare even think about it!!!
You have every right, as a citizen of the United States of America to say what you think....and we of the United States of America have every right to back you up!!!
Your not the one I’m putting my effort into, but you have the right to say it like it is....keep going, and hold your head up high!!!
FUCAIR
I-don’t-CAIR, there is nothing on the constitution that prohibits a voter from choosing however he likes. Constitution only limits the government and not us.
I would like CAIR to withdrawal from existence.
It’s CAIR that doesn’t understand the constitution. And also the palace guard media.
These basturds to not come here in good faith to assimilate like what was intended in our constitution. They can’t assimilate as with islam, they are obliged to follow the words and practice of Mohammet.
This includes sharia which means wherever they set up they are there to supplant whatever government is there and replace it with islam.
In other words, they are a enemy occupational force.
Everything they say and do is contrary to the American way....which is seen as well in Barack Obama’s operational play book.
10 Facts about CAIR (Check them out )
1. CAIR was created by the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic supremacist organization that pioneered 20th century Islamic terrorism and sanctions violence against civilians.
2. CAIR only has about 5,000 members, despite a membership fee of just $10.
3. CAIR represents the opinions of only 12% of Muslim-Americans according to Gallup.
4. CAIR receives financial support from foreign powers who have also provided direct support to Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda and Hamas.
5. CAIR has solicited money from sponsors of terror and received financial support from convicted terrorists.
6. CAIR founders have praised terrorists to Muslim audiences and said that suicide bombers are acting on behalf of Islam.
7. CAIR has raised funds for terrorists under the guise of helping 9/11 victims.
8. CAIR board members have called for the overthrow of the United States and the imposition of Islamic law. CAIR has suggested applying Sharia punishment (ie. the death penalty) to users who criticize Islam on the Internet.
9. At least 15 high-level CAIR staff members have been under federal investigation for ties to Islamic terror.
10. CAIR has discouraged Muslim-Americans from cooperating with law enforcement and has spent more time and money advocating on behalf of convicted terrorists than for their victims.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson to withdraw
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The need for a council for relations between Islam and America proves the point that they are seperate from and incompatible with the US.
And Ben Carson should push for CAIR to withdraw from the US for being a bunch of muslim savages.
Islam is a political movement.
Next.
Whenever there is a headline with “CAIR” in it, the next word is ALWAYS “wants”.
CAIR should blow themselves up with science experiment homemade clocks.
Muslims can’t stand the truth about their perverted “religion”.
Dr. Carson should use his ‘black privilege’ and tell the Muslims to screw off.
Why don't you want in one hand and ...spit...in the other and see which one gets full first. (Cleaned up version)
“CAIR should withdraw from the US.”
I second the motion.
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