Before 911 it was very hard to convince people of the insidious nature of fundy islamism.
Prior history, cooperation with the US against the Soviets, and more importantly, a domestic US campaign talking about "revealed religions", "peoples of the book", conservative social values all helped disguise the true nature of the poisonous ideology and theology.
What's simply amazing and mindboggling is after 911, how Americans have responded in an openminded and tolerant manner, only to have the shariapurdah lifestyle insidoously permeate and infiltrate society.
With huge dollops of PC ness both on the left and right.
The Islamis certainly have our number.
With huge dollops of PC ness both on the left and right.
This thread deals with public access and private use in the context of a Muslim group. Some posters seem to be confused about the issues and laws regarding the situation. The applicable constitutional principle would seem to be:
Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
On the other hand, if the context of thread were to be immigation policy and home land security, then I would advocate:
Banning swimming pool rentals by Muslim women and children is just ridiculous.