What's Behind A Surge In Anti-Muslim Rhetoric? : NPR

What's Behind A Surge In Anti-Muslim Rhetoric? : NPR

The controversy surrounding the proposed mosque near Ground Zero is the most visible sign of what may be growing anti-Muslim sentiment around the country -- from protests over proposed mosques in California and Tennessee to plans for anti-Islam protests and Quran burnings on Sept. 11. What may be fueling the anti-Muslim rhetoric?

This is a typical example of the ignorance and bigotry behind the opposition to the mosque in downtown New York City.  These ignorant bigots and the political opportunists who support and inflame them the are both unpatriotic and they are playing into the hands of our terrorist enemies.  They should read our constitution and learn the history behind our First Amendment to that constitution.   The negative attitudes reflected in this story remind me of the same attitudes reflected during the Civil Rights movement.  I was spat on by people like these when I was part of the integration of New York City Schools.  Bigots are un-American and must be opposed. 

John H. Armwood

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