On Fox News Sunday today, host Chris Wallace pursued Cain’s reasoning behind his rabid opposition to the Tennessee center. Cain explained that while the Constitution guarantees a separation of church and state, the Islamic faith “combines church and state. They’re using the church part of our First Amendment to infuse their morals in that community.” [...]
WALLACE: But couldn’t any community then say they don’t want a mosque in our community?
CAIN: They could say that. Chris, lets go back to the fundamental issue that the people are basically saying they’re objecting to. They’re objecting to the fact Islam is both a religion and a set of laws, Sharia law. That’s the difference between any one of our other traditional religions where it’s just about religious purposes. The people in the community know best, and I happen to side with the people in Murfreesboro.
WALLACE: You’re saying any community, if they want to ban a mosque?
CAIN: Yes. They have a right to do that. That’s not discriminating based upon religion.
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Curbstone lawyering at its finest.
I would prefer he just say "I don't like that religion, so I can eradicate it." It would be more honest than just making shit up.
As one commentator wrote -- haven't we been told 1,000,000 times that the Ten Commandments are "God's Law"? Then does that mean we can ban all Christian churches, since Christianity is "both church and state"?
Evidently, yes.
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