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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 12:54 PM Jan 2012

Army Must Reject Anti-Islam Hate Speaker [View all]

Imagine that a man who said there should be no freedom of religion for Muslims, that there should be no Mosques in America, and that America is in a religious war that pits America, a "Christian Nation," against Islam was invited to address our men and women in uniform? Well, it's happening.

On Feb 8, retired Lt. Gen. William Boykin has been invited to speak at a prayer breakfast at the Military Academy at West Point. He has said everything I wrote above. Here's a small selection:

"We need to recognize that Islam itself is not just a religion - it is a totalitarian way of life. It's a legal system, sharia law; it's a financial system; it's a moral code; it's a political system; it's a military system. It should not be protected under the First Amendment."

"No mosques in America. Islam is a totalitarian way of life; it's not just a religion."

Americans should "claim empty lots in Jesus' name," so the Muslim community cannot build Mosques there.

"There is no greater threat to America than Islam."


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