President Obama is cautioning Americans against stereotyping all Muslims based on the actions of those who use the faith to justify violence, like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
“Terrorists like ISIL are trying to divide us along lines of religion and background,” Obama said in his weekly address Saturday, using an alternate acronym for the terrorist group. “That’s how they stoke fear. That’s how they recruit.
“And just as Muslims around the world have to keep rejecting any twiste
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali released a statement Wednesday responding to Donald Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S.
"I am a Muslim and there is nothing Islamic about killing innocent people in Paris, San Bernardino, or anywhere else in the world," Ali said in the statement. "True Muslims know that the ruthless violence of so called Islamic Jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion."
Ali also asked Muslims to "stand up to those who use Islam to advance their
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said the arrest of a 14-year-old boy who brought a clock to school — a Muslim who teachers mistakenly suggested may have had a bomb — underscores the need to focus on discrimination against Christians.
“The biggest discrimination going on in America is against Christian business owners,” he said.
“Let’s talk about the Christian florists, the caterers, the musicians” who refuse to serve same-sex couples because of religious objections, said Jindal. “Don’t shut down
