@lillycoyote She states that you can be a Muslim in America but you cannot be a Muslim American as this is an oxymoron that cannot co-exist according to the Islamic faith.
The key phrase here is according to the Islamic faith.
Ari is not speaking about any individual Muslim, but about what the Islamic faith demands of its adherents. On that point, she is right, to the best of my knowledge. I do not know of another religion on earth that requires that of its adherents. I have no way of knowing how many of the world’s billion+ Muslims do subscribe fanatically to Islamic law. It may be only a minority….as in less than half a billion. That’s a good many fanatics, if so.
The attitude on most of this thread seems to be that every single Muslim is our ally unless proven otherwise. That kind of thinking is the very reason that a madman, in the name of allah, could conceal himself as a medical professional and a US Army officer until he could kill multiple other loyal military men and women….even though there were many other military officers who knew he was a fanatic. But it was not PC (to the extent of destroying one’s career) to mention it to anyone because we don’t want to “overreact” to our loyal Muslim brothers, who are also our civilian and military comrades in arms.
Muslims in America do have two problematical issues and neither one of them are the fault of Americans. The first is that Islamic law is clear about requiring their unquestioning obedience even if it requires violence against others, ranging from their own children to the “Great Satan”. Whether an individual Muslim chooses to obey is not the issue. Islam demands it.
The second is that many obey, committing “honor killings” against one’s family right on American soil and terrorist acts like 9/11 (only one of many against us over the last 20 years).
So they have to contend with their religion, which makes outrageous demands on them, as well as some of their fellow travelers who actually obey those outrageous demands. That’s a bad rap and it generates distrust for good loyal Muslims in America. I feel sorry for their having to deal with the doubt that their religion casts on them in the West. But it’s their religion and their people who create the doubt and distrust.
One of whom is the dumbass Imam in NYC. Pro or con on the mosque project, how could one dream up a political stunt as stupid as this. It has brought nothing but more doubt and distrust for Muslims in America. Furthermore, it has put a spotlight on mosque projects throughout America and many currently in the planning stages will be stopped dead, four in my city, that the public (me included) didnt even know about. Well, the NYC Imam brought them to everyone’s attention.
Muslims in America don’t need this kind violence (in the case of the Ft Hood murders) or stupidity (in the case of the NYC mosque) from their own people.
Last, but not least, Muslims throughout the world are on video cheering as the towers came down on 9/11. Not good publicity for honest Muslims in America.