The Pitch: Banning All Religion

[Inchante]

Thank you for that response. The EU's reaction to its Muslim population, as you describe it, is as I had thought--something between what the conservative and liberal media sources in the U.S. report.

However, there seems to be some misconception stemming from British media about the U.S. reaction to Islam. While the fact that Afghanistan and Iraq are predominantly Muslim did not endear those nations to the United States and its citizens, it certainly was not the reason why we went to war with them. Terrorism was a major component, though, oil was the primary imputes in most people's opinions. Really, the same exact reasons Britain went to war with the two countries. No, I don't think the U.S. and G.B. were on a crusade. That we leave to old Richard.

There is actually far less hostility toward Muslim people in the U.S. than is thought and than what is illustrated in some parts of the EU. We certainly haven't elected any politicians to Federal Government who ran on campaigns of Islamophobia nor have we passed laws against minarets and burkas. There were a few local legislatures, including my own, that attempted to pass laws banning Sharia, but as soon as the public reminded the politicians that the establishment clause of the first amendment rendered the point mute and that the free exercise clause of the same rendered the point unconstitutional, they seemed to backed off, at least in my state.

Really, the only incidents of Islamophobia in the U.S. have stemmed from private citizens or local governments. And both groups, to my knowledge, have faced consequences or were overruled through the judiciary if laws were broken.