Colored Judgment
Why does Herman Cain think about Muslims the way racists think about blacks?
(Readings I recommend: Zuhdi Jasser in the Daily Caller urges Cain to distinguish aggressive "Islamists" from Muslims who respect the Constitution. Tim Murphy in Mother Jones debunks Cain's claim that a Texas court allowed Sharia to override U.S. law. Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic calls Cain's loyalty test preposterous since " an actual terrorist would lie." Robert George at Mirror of Justice warns Cain that his challenge to Islamic religious freedom could threaten Catholics. Roger Simon at Politico notes with dismay that " the entire Republican field to date refused to speak out for Muslim-Americans" in Monday's GOP debate. Peter Wehner in Commentary calls on the Republican candidates to condemn Cain's " indiscriminate attacks on American Muslims." And check out the Battle of the Black Conservatives, in which Alan Keyes points out that Cain's proposed test to ascertain Muslims' loyalty to the Constitution is itself unconstitutional.)
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