"...It also tells us no matter how nice that Muslim neighbor is, they are definitely hiding something, and just might be that next out-of-the-closet terrorist..."
The words Trust But Verify are ones by which any responsible person should comport themselves.
I work with Muslim teammates and I'm very courteous to them. We share work resources and we enjoy lunch together. At the same time, I actively avoid acquiring a form of "Stockholm Syndrome" and always bear in mind they might very well know someone who wouldn't regret killing innocents for even a moment. Even though they're acquaintances and we spend hours working together, I would call the FBI instantly if I heard something funny being discussed in their cubicles. Anyone who treats Muslims the same way they treat their Protestant neighbors of English heritage is behaving in a truly delusional manner.
~ Blue Jays ~
YEah, me too. I am perfectly cordial to them. But I haven't known ANY that I would trust further than I could toss them due to what a friend calls the "rug merchant mentality" by which the truth is whatever he/she can make you believe.
I'm sure straightforward, trustworthy, non-counterfeit musselmen exist, I just haven't seen any.
I have a neighbor who is a moroccoan muslim. I have been friendly with her, her husband died a while back. I still have this uncomfortable notion about the whole situation.
She is very nice, but she has many muslim friends who may not be.