Posted on 09/28/2015 9:49:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson was once again asked to explain his earlier comment that he wouldn't want a Muslim in charge of the nation. He responded by suggesting that Islam has an intrinsic problem, referring to Shariah, the Quran, hadith and fatwas.
ABC News "This Week" guest host Martha Raddatz asked Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, if he still stands by his last week's comment: "I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation."
Carson pointed out to her that she didn't take into account what he said just before making that comment.
"I said anybody, doesn't matter what their religious background, if they accept American values and principles and are willing to subjugate their religious beliefs to our Constitution, I have no problem with them," Carson told Raddatz.
"What we should be talking about is Islam, and the tenets of Islam, and where do they come from?" Carson said. "They come from Shariah. They come from the Quran. They come from, you know, the life works and examples of Muhammad [hadith]. They come from the fatwas, which is the writings of scholars."
Carson added: "You know, and if you go back and you look at — what I would like for somebody to show me is an improved Islamic text that opposes Shariah. Let me see — if you can show me that, I will begin to alter my thinking on this."
Carson went on to say, why should America take a chance "when you have something that is against the rights of women, against the rights of gays, subjugates other religions, and a host of things that are not compatible with our constitution."
Also on Sunday, CNN's "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper asked Carson to explain the same comment about a Muslim president.
"I would have problems with somebody who embraced all the doctrines associated with Islam," Carson said. "If they are not willing to reject Shariah and all the portions of it that are talked about in the Quran — if they are not willing to reject that, and subject that to American values and the Constitution, then of course, I would."
When Tapper said, "You're assuming that Muslim Americans put their religion ahead of the country," Carson replied, "I'm assuming that if you accept all the tenets of Islam that you would have a very difficult time abiding under the Constitution of the United States."
Carson also said the controversy surrounding his comments has been overblown. "Is it possible that maybe the media thinks it's a bigger deal than the American people do?" he said. "Because American people, the majority of them, agree and they understand exactly what I am saying."
However, he added: "I've worked with Muslims. I've trained Muslims. I've operated on Muslims. There are a lot of Muslims who are very patriotic. Good Americans and they gladly admit, at least privately, that they don't accept shariah or the doctrines and they understand that Islam is a system of living and it includes the way that you relate to the government. And you cannot, unless you specifically, deny that portion of Islam be a Muslim in good standing. Now if that is the case, if you are not willing to reject that, then how in the world can you possibly be the president of the United States."
We shouldn't elect a slime president again!
Carson, with his characteristically unflappable coolness, sends the left (and some on the nominal right) into a three-foot hover over his comments about a muslim in the White House. He’s dead-on, and the comical hair-pulling by his detractors is a bonus!
I’m not a Carson fan but I love the way he’s speaking the truth on the islam issue, and standing by it.
Kinda looks like something (cough cough Donald Trump) has stiffened the spines of a number of POTUS candidates.
If anyone saw the season opening episode of Blue Bloods, it was about an attempted suicide bombing in NYC, done in concert with other similar attacks around the globe.
Yep but NCIS NOLA had to come up with some Tea Party Militia terrorists so as not to offend the real muzzie terrorists that live here.
Love the apparent quick study and fight back.
That sounds a lot like part of the assembly instructions for a new snowblower I just got. Wonder if these savages are moonlighting as tech writers.
RE: In Islam there is the law of abrogation that establishes that the last Surah nullify the previous Surah when they are in contradiction. In the beginning, when the Muslims were a small minority they preached peaceful coexistence with other religions. As soon they were strong Islam called for the forced conversion of the infidels to Islam, remain as third class citizens paying a heavy tax, or being put to death.
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Well, if this is the case, then it looks like the Quran was written over a long period of time, with the “peaceful” chapters written in the early years and the violent chapters written many decades later...
I did see Friday’s show. We were surprised it was as honest about Islam as it was. Most shows would fawn over the muzzies and show them as victims. And I liked the fact that, at the end, Selleck’s character didn’t mention the incident to the press. Played it down instead of giving the terrorists the coverage they wanted.
Glad I didn't see that - can't afford a new TV right now.
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