[Ragnar54]

America was founded on the principle of religious tolerance. This principle is one that most Americans (except Muslims) hold dear. If Islam is granted the status of a religion, the only way to reconcile this tolerance with the idea of a "religious war" is to assume that the "radical" Muslims have "hijacked" the religion. This is the administration's current position. Those who fear the rise of a Christian theocracy in this country will be opposed to any "religious" war. The Muslims can at any point pretend to become "peaceful" and there will be enormous pressure to end the war. The Muslims then only need to wait for another opportunity.
It is important to note the essential difference between Islam and what the Founding Fathers meant by "religion". The mullahs preach violence against all "infidels". The stated goal of Islam is overthrow of our Constitutional government. There are no grounds for treating the crime syndicate called Islam as a constitutionally protected religion. The distinctions between Islam and a Constitutionally protected religion must be made clear; otherwise we will face a choice between freedom of religion and freedom from Islam.
It is long past time to start demonizing Muslims. How was Shintoism treated by the Greatest Generation? This is a war against bloodthirsty heathens serving a syndicate founded by a caravan raiding pedophile. This is not a crusade for Christianity. The moral equivalence implied by calling Islam a "religion" interferes with the way the war is being prosecuted. The Greatest Generation developed a prescription for winning this type of war, and both American and Japanese lives were saved; the Japanese have been free of Imperial Shintoism ever since. We are more than equipped to apply this same prescription today. We should do so before the "10%" (percentage of Muslims who are radicals, as estimated by a Saudi official) apply it to us.

[BenR2]

It is important to note the essential difference between Islam and what the Founding Fathers meant by "religion". The mullahs preach violence against all "infidels". The stated goal of Islam is overthrow of our Constitutional government. There are no grounds for treating the crime syndicate called Islam as a constitutionally protected religion. The distinctions between Islam and a Constitutionally protected religion must be made clear; otherwise we will face a choice between freedom of religion and freedom from Islam.

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Correct: Just as Congress outlawed polygamy (which affected primarily Mormons), it should also outlaw any religion that advocates expansion via force of arms (which will affect primarily Muslims).