Washington (CNN)Ben Carson says the United States should not elect a Muslim president."I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," the retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."Carson's comment comes on the heels of GOP front-runner Donald Trump taking a question from an campaign rally attendee who said, "We have a problem in this country; it's called Muslims."Trump has since said he has many Muslim friends, but Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" he added that the problem is "radical Muslims."Carson, meanwhile, was asked Sunday whether a president's faith should matter to voters."I guess it depends on what that faith is," he said. "If it's inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter. But if it fits within the realm of America and consistent with the Constitution, no problem."Asked whether Islam is consistent with the Constitution, Carson said: "No, I don't -- I do not."He said he is open, though, to voting for a Muslim for Congress."Congress is a different story, but it depends on who that Muslim is and what their policies are, just like it depends on what anybody else is," Carson said. "If there's somebody who is of any faith but they say things and their life has been consistent with things that will elevate this nation and make it possible for everybody to succeed and bring peace and harmony, then I'm with them."Carson said he has no reason to believe President Barack Obama isn't a Christian. The man at Trump's rally had falsely claimed that Obama is a Muslim.
Islamic and secular don't sound right together
Christians in this country are worse than Muslims in this country, simply because one is saying much more hateful shit than the other.I feel sorry for Muslim Americans, honestly.
i call it racist
What's the problem here?
he then proceeded to say, "We have a problem in this country; it's called Muslims."
despite the fact that Muslims in our country are far more moderate than many believe (Apparently, all Muslims are terrorists to some here).
Quote from: Fagcicle on September 20, 2015, 01:26:54 PMdespite the fact that Muslims in our country are far more moderate than many believe (Apparently, all Muslims are terrorists to some here).Muslims in the US are probably more moderate than in Western Europe, but there's still a rather significant problem with fundamentalism even in America. 51pc of mosques have violent texts on-site, and Muslims make up 1pc of the population and 80pc of the terror convictions.
Quote from: Fuddy-duddy on September 20, 2015, 01:04:52 PMi call it racistYou can't be racist against Muslims, that's like saying you can be racist against Christians.
That wasn't Carson; that was some rando at a Trump rally.
Quote from: Meta as Fuck on September 20, 2015, 01:31:28 PMQuote from: Fagcicle on September 20, 2015, 01:26:54 PMdespite the fact that Muslims in our country are far more moderate than many believe (Apparently, all Muslims are terrorists to some here).Muslims in the US are probably more moderate than in Western Europe, but there's still a rather significant problem with fundamentalism even in America. 51pc of mosques have violent texts on-site, and Muslims make up 1pc of the population and 80pc of the terror convictions. Sauce?
Quote from: Fagcicle on September 20, 2015, 01:35:53 PMQuote from: Meta as Fuck on September 20, 2015, 01:31:28 PMQuote from: Fagcicle on September 20, 2015, 01:26:54 PMdespite the fact that Muslims in our country are far more moderate than many believe (Apparently, all Muslims are terrorists to some here).Muslims in the US are probably more moderate than in Western Europe, but there's still a rather significant problem with fundamentalism even in America. 51pc of mosques have violent texts on-site, and Muslims make up 1pc of the population and 80pc of the terror convictions. Sauce?http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/sharia-adherence-mosque-survey/html
Quote from: Meta as Fuck on September 20, 2015, 01:38:31 PMQuote from: Fagcicle on September 20, 2015, 01:35:53 PMQuote from: Meta as Fuck on September 20, 2015, 01:31:28 PMQuote from: Fagcicle on September 20, 2015, 01:26:54 PMdespite the fact that Muslims in our country are far more moderate than many believe (Apparently, all Muslims are terrorists to some here).Muslims in the US are probably more moderate than in Western Europe, but there's still a rather significant problem with fundamentalism even in America. 51pc of mosques have violent texts on-site, and Muslims make up 1pc of the population and 80pc of the terror convictions. Sauce?http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/sharia-adherence-mosque-survey/htmlThe United States has, as of 2010, over 2000 mosques throughout the country. While I get the whole need for sampling size being a small percentage, the study only used 100 mosques in 2011 - which is not even 10% of the total amount.I don't have time to read through the entire website - mind picking out the sections where it shows which texts are used, etc?
-5 Points for You, Carson
