February 13, 2006
We Got One!!!!
Remember that scene in Ghostbusters, where the sexcretary hits the alarm, stands up, and yells "We got one!!!"
Rusty, I think I have just found something even more elusive than a ghost. More elusive than our shared dream of a fatwa...
That is why my first allegiance is to this country. Without its freedoms and protections, my faith would be something much smaller. That is also why my dream has always been one of a pluralistic, democratic society where all religions and people can feel welcome. Islamists, from the radical to the moderate, would argue that in their dream the will of the majority and the Islamic state become one. What instilled my intense love for the United States from a young age was that our democracy has a Bill of Rights that upholds minorities, prevents oppression by the majority, and keeps religious scripture out of government — the antithesis of Islamism.
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