Just wanted to say thanks for your comments throughout this thread about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Yes, Muslims flew into the towers. However, they were not Americans.
America is still (presumably) a nation of laws.
Therefore, condemning law-abiding Americans for the acts of non-Americans isn't right and violates every principle of America's founding.
I agree with your position that if Americans violate American laws, they should be punished accordingly.
Otherwise - as firmly established in the Bill of Rights - they should be free to worship as they please. Even if it is a religion that others don't like or approve of.
The situtation with the towers does not fall into this category, though, and much of the thread's discussion seems to be ignoring this fact.
Americans killing Americans on the basis of their religious beliefs is the exact opposite of what America (supposedly) stands for.
And those proposing killing, imprisoning, deporting, or otherwise harming law-abiding Americans should be ashamed of themselves.
(Although ranting does relieve some tension.)
They also need to consider your statement that I copied above.
Christianity is currently under attack in America. Sometime in the future, Christians may be hated as much as Muslims are right now, and the solution may well be to kill or imprison or deport them. Especially if that precident is set now.
People need to set aside their emotions for a while and think about what kind of world those emotions may lead to in the future. Not the kind I want to live in, that's for sure!
Why thank you. That's a welcome change.
Therefore, condemning law-abiding Americans for the acts of non-Americans isn't right and violates every principle of America's founding.
Yes, exactly.
People need to set aside their emotions for a while and think about what kind of world those emotions may lead to in the future. Not the kind I want to live in, that's for sure!
I agree completely.