[FreeReign]

...Faith Based Ministries program gives money to mosques. That gives money to Islamic organizations. I don't like it. To me, it illustrates why there is a problem with this program.

There are certain passages in the Koran I find offensive. There are certain things I find offensive about what some secular organizations advocate.

If you believe that the federal government shouldn't subsidize any form of charity then I wouldn't disagree with you on that. If you believe that the federal government should subsidize secular-based charity work but not all religious-based charity work then I disagree with you.

Be my guest and go on record supporting the federal funding of Islam in this country (even in such limited terms), but I will criticize you and the Whitehouse for it.

There is no federal funding of Islam. The following passage says it all.

whitehouse.gov |Equal Treatment for Faith-Based Providers | Excerpt:In fact, faith-based organizations have every right to hold, express and practice their deepest convictions, so long as any inherently religious and worship-centered activities are separate, voluntary, and privately funded.

Be my guest and go on record showing that you don't understand the above White House statement. I will criticize you for.

[risk]

I think your positions are easy to discount. You argue that federal dollars issued to mosques are not beneficial to Islamic organizations in this country. That's false right on its face. How do you know that every dollar will go to "Islamic basketball," or "Ramadan period English lessons?" You don't. In fact, money given to mosques for any reason will benefit them in ways that will make Islam stronger in America. I don't want that, and even if you do, I will take a strong position against my tax dollars being used in any way that could benefit Islam here. Islam is free to flourish on its own, assuming we don't encourage a lot more Islamic people to immigrate, but it doesn't need my tax dollars to help it along.