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December 19, 2004

44% in U.S. say restrict Muslims' civil liberties: Cornell poll

Cornell University's poll reported in the following excerpts from the Japan Today article, is evidence of growing unrest and concern over the ever-emerging Islamic threat to the peace and security of our nation. The poll's results indicate that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims' civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious. And let's remember that there are a very large number of religious Americans.

Yet I don't find delight in the direction toward which we are headed as we see reflected in what is although a minority opinion(44%), a large enough one to reflect a strengthening and growing anti-Muslim stance in America. Our nation's populace, including her Muslim population, should be powerfully anti-Islamic not anti-Muslim, and there is a difference.

Taking prudent steps to identify, expose, and prosecute Islamists without regard to politically correct niceities is mandatory in this war on terror, and America needs her Muslim population to stand behind her and join in with all people of faith and those of poor spiritual wisdom having no faith, to together defeat the Islamic threat in America and elsewhere. Although restricting the civil liberties of all Muslims may become necessary if (and only if) moderate Muslims fail to speak out against and join in with their fellow citizens in fighting this war here within our own country as well as elsewhere throughout the world, such action can be prevented by Muslim assistance in helping our leaders and law enforcement personnel identify, locate, gather evidence  for prosecution, and prosecute Islamists. I, a Roman Catholic, would without hesitation do exactly that were it radical Catholics threatening to destroy our way of life, and I expect not one iota less from our Muslim friends. The issue of a Muslim not turning-in a Muslim when our very lives are in danger, is absolutely ridiculous, and if that is the case then and only then should we resort to restricting the civil liberties of all Muslims out of simply not being able to know the difference between moderate Muslims and the Islamists who are experts at deceiving both non-Muslims and moderate Muslims from knowing their true beliefs and intentions. For lies, deceit, and deception in the interest of conquest are the hallmarks of the Islamist's agenda. (Read article below. Emails and comments are invited)

Japan Today, Sunday, December 19, 2004 at 07:27 JST

ITHACA, New York -- Forty-four percent of Americans believe the U.S. government should restrict the civil liberties of Muslim Americans, according to a nationwide poll.

(...)   The survey conducted by Cornell University also found that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims' civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious.

(...)   Researchers also found that respondents who paid more attention to television news were more likely to fear terrorist attacks and support limiting the rights of Muslim Americans.

(...)   "It's sad news. It's disturbing news. But it's not unpredictable," said Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society. "The nation is at war, even if it's not a traditional war. We just have to remain vigilant and continue to interface."

Continue reading the Japan Today article....

Posted by Hyscience at December 19, 2004 6:11 PM

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