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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP congressional candidate (obviously): 'Most People Think Islam Is A Religion, It's Not'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/23/jody-hice-islam_n_5523166.html"Although Islam has a religious component, it is much more than a simple religious ideology," Hice wrote in his book titled "It's Now Or Never: A Call To Reclaim America." "It is a complete geo-political structure and, as such, does not deserve First Amendment protection."
Hice is a Baptist minister who is challenging businessman Mike Collins in a July 22 GOP primary runoff for Rep. Paul Broun's (R-Ga.) seat. This isn't the first time he has made offensive comments about Islam....
"Most people think Islam is a religion, its not. Its a totalitarian way of life with a religious component," he said. "But its much larger. Its a geo-political system that has governmental, financial, military, legal and religious components. And its a totalitarian system that encompasses every aspect of life and it should not be protected (under U.S. law)." ...
"These things are in no way compatible with the U.S. Constitution ... Islam and the Constitution are oceans apart," Hice said. "Its about controlling your behavior, when and where you can worship and legal issues. The number one threat is to our worldview and whether we chunk it for secularism or Islam."
Hice is a Baptist minister who is challenging businessman Mike Collins in a July 22 GOP primary runoff for Rep. Paul Broun's (R-Ga.) seat. This isn't the first time he has made offensive comments about Islam....
"Most people think Islam is a religion, its not. Its a totalitarian way of life with a religious component," he said. "But its much larger. Its a geo-political system that has governmental, financial, military, legal and religious components. And its a totalitarian system that encompasses every aspect of life and it should not be protected (under U.S. law)." ...
"These things are in no way compatible with the U.S. Constitution ... Islam and the Constitution are oceans apart," Hice said. "Its about controlling your behavior, when and where you can worship and legal issues. The number one threat is to our worldview and whether we chunk it for secularism or Islam."
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GOP congressional candidate (obviously): 'Most People Think Islam Is A Religion, It's Not' (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jun 2014
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arcane1
(38,613 posts)1. Sounds identical to evangelical Christianity to me.
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(51,920 posts)4. it's different when you're converting heathens to the correct god
or, you know, killing them otherwise.
because christianity has never ever done anything like that. i mean, what the muslins are doing, it's almost like a crusade of some sort!
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)2. My idiotic RW brother has been claiming this for years
nt
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(51,920 posts)3. this is what you get when all you watch is hate tv
i'm sure he's never heard of any muslims who weren't terrorists bent on imposing totalitarian regimes on non-believers.
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)5. Lew Alcindor
edit: Tack on Ahmad Rashad.
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(51,920 posts)6. thanks. in my defense, he doesn't spell his name that way anymore, either ;)