New York – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s apparent willingness to close down American mosques.
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During an interview last night on Fox Business with Stuart Varney, Trump was asked whether, as president, he would follow the lead of a British proposal to close “extremist” mosques.
“I would do that, absolutely, I think it’s great,” said Trump. When pressed on whether he could close a mosque, given American laws protecting religious freedom, Trump said, “Well I don’t know,” and conceded, “I mean, I haven’t heard about the closing of the mosque. It depends, if the mosque is, you know, loaded for bear, I don’t know. You’re going to have to certainly look at it.”
“Donald Trump’s apparent willingness to close down American mosques that he deems ‘extreme’ is totally incompatible with the Constitution and our nation’s cherished principle of religious freedom,” said CAIR Government Affairs Department Manager Robert McCaw. “The government should not be in the business of deciding what is acceptable free speech or religious belief. Donald Trump’s off-the-cuff remarks are both un-American, and un-presidential.”
McCaw asked Trump to clarify his definition of “extremism” and to elaborate on what criteria would be used to close any house of worship.
Omg what are they all stupid?? Hey here’s your answer dummy. If there’s evidence of support for terrorism be it financial or otherwise, if there’s evidence of incitement to violence against anyone (beyond reading the violent Koran) then yes shut it down. That would not qualify as a relig institution and the government would be required to arrest anyone engaged in the above.
GREAT IDEA!!
LETS SEE…….
Of course Government can temper free speech McCaw.
Clear and present danger
Fire in a movie house
Movie in a fire house
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
Trump unlike the disaster BUSH is not bound to Saudi oil.
But tomorrow we will know if the country agreed with him or not, if his poll numbers jump…….
we are all bound to OIL – unless the pre industrial age – go back to pre plastics, pre diesel, pre gasoline and yes NO electricity, clean water, Rx and CVS will sell leeches for bloodletting eh
1/4 of all US oil comes from Canada specifically the NDP controlled (think elizabeth Warren) alberta formerly steven Harper ville
This is the first time I can agree with CAIR.
People have called for the closing of “jewish temples” , in the not so distant past.
Before we rush to elevate Trump to his rightful place in Gan Eden among all the Tzadikim we should reflect on the famous words of a prominent German priest.
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
I wonder what Steven Harper would stand up for the Donald if he walked into the room. Im thinking he would immitiate and mock him –
I’m not comparing Judasim lehavdill elef Havdalos to Islam. And even If I was, my fellow jews need not worry about what I would do about it. My concern lies with those in power. Trump may have a jewish son-in-law now, but tomorrow he may have a muslim son in law. Do you really think he would then be calling for the closing of mosques and composing love songs to the Jews. World opinion is fickle (ask the French Jews about that, and the Eygyptian Jew whose horse won the Triple Crown, and your Hungarian relatives or friends about their relationships with their neighbors before the Nazi invasion). What goes around comes around, and we definetly do not want it coming around to us, Hashem Yishmerainu.