Reply #2: Were those hearings before Congress? And those are hate groups and should be investigated... but [View All]

[Erose999]

Islam is a religion. Its not a hate group. Muslims subscribe to a vast array of ideologies and you can't just lump them all into one basket

The analogy that comes to mind is that "Christianity is to the the KKK and Skinheads as Islam is to Al Qaeda. "

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Also, a hearing before Congress and an investigation by the Justice dept. are two different things entirely.

Congress is basically asking the Muslim community to answer for terrorism as if it is they are responsible for it on the whole. The hearings alienate Muslims families of 9/11 victims, Muslim first-responders and other Muslims who assisted at ground zero, and the Muslims who are working with law enforcement.

I wouldn't be surprised if they trot our some anti-Muslim bigot like Pamela Gellar to testify.