Over the past decade, an anti-Muslim movement in America has pushed for anti-Shariah laws in some 23 states and helped generate anti-mosque protests in more than 50 communities.

Even more disturbing, poisonous anti-Muslim rhetoric has contributed to an atmosphere of anger and hate that provokes acts of intimidation and violence – including the recent attack on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin where six people were murdered, apparently because the killer confused Sikhs with Muslims.

Groups involved in the “stop Islamization of America” campaign have spent more than $40 million attempting to convince the public that American Muslims practice an inherently violent and oppressive faith that seeks to subvert the Constitution, according to a 2011 study conducted by the Center for American Progress.

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1. Tomb01 wrote: I strongly recommend a book by a member of the Dutch Parliament, Geert Wilders.  The book is “Marked for Death”.  The Dutch were one of Europe’s most progressive countries, open and tolerant.  Yet the muslim population there is fundamentally changing the country.  Well worth reading if you want to understand what changes are occurring in Europe (and you can see some of them starting here, also). October 25, 10:01 am | [comment link]

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