In Defense of the Constitution
Anti-CAIR Press Release 031/03
November 20, 2003 - Dr.
Laura Schlessinger, Islamophobe?
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Islamophobe?
On 19 November, 2004, the Council on American Islamic
Relations (CAIR), issued a press release (link not available) calling on nationally
syndicated talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger to apologize for comments
she made on her radio talk program.
To quote part of the “press release”:
“The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic
Relations (CAIR) said it received a number of complaints from Muslims who
said Schlessinger’s remarks crossed the line from legitimate commentary on
terrorism to Islamophobic bigotry.
The Offensive comments came in response to a
mother who asked whether her 16-year-old daughter should take part in a Catholic
High School class field trip to a local mosque. The purpose of the
field trip was to have the students in a “moral themes” class learn how “Muslims
are treated” in America.
Schlessinger said in her response: “This is
a class on morals. What is the point of going to a mosque?...You’re
joking of course…How many Americans have tortured and murdered Muslims…I think
you ought to stand up against this class and this teacher. This is
despicable. You tell him you are willing to go to the mosque only if
it is one that has done its best to route out terrorists in its midst…instead
of complaining…I am horrified that you would let her go…I am sick and tired
of all the Arab-American groups whining and complaining about some kind of
treatment…What culture and what religion were all the murderers of 9/11…they
murdered us…. That’s the culture you want your daughter to learn about?
...“Dr. Laura’s anti-Muslim
tirade demonstrates a level of hostility toward Islam that should be of concern
to her program’s audience and sponsors,” said CAIR
Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper.”
Mr. Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR Communications Director,
has a selective memory when it comes to Islam. In the past, CAIR
has claimed that 70% of American Muslims want Wahhabi
instruction in their mosques. Wahhabi Islam is a dangerous cult
that is bigoted, intolerant and strongly supports the terror murdering of
non-Muslims and non-Wahhabi Muslims.
So, this begs the question: “Is Dr. Schlessinger
an Islamophobe for recommending that a mother carefully screen a mosque before
her daughter is allowed to visit?” Or is Dr. Schlessinger simply using
common sense?
Since you cannot tell a Wahhabi-supporting mosque
from a non-Wahhabi-supporting mosque, what do you do? Do you err on
the side of caution and refuse your child permission to visit, or do you urge
the mother to check the mosque for Wahhabi cult influences first?
As the first duty of every parent is to protect their
child, ACAIR supports Dr. Schlessinger’s recommendation
to the mother to check the mosque first, as a means of verifying that it is
indeed a place of worship and not a meeting place for Wahhabi terrorists plotting
the murders of more Americans. To do otherwise would be to expose the
child to Islamist, anti-American propaganda.
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