AFA to Muslim-Americans: Convert To Christianity Or Leave

There are some who have chided me for using the term "Christian Taliban" because unlike Islamic fundamentalists America's far right Christians have not utilized violent acts of terrorism. This actually not a true statement - ask George Tiller's family - and over looks the seemingly growing hatred espoused by far right Christians against anyone who isn't "one of us." The American Family Association ("AFA")which boasts that it has 43,000+ member churches has now taken the level of diatribe to a new level. Now language typically reserved for gay Americans (who AFA would like to deport or exterminate depending upon which of its extremist leaders is speaking at the moment) is being leveled against Muslim-Americans. The message? Convert or leave the USA. I have long believed that far right Christians constitute an increasingly clear and present danger to other citizens not to mention the right to freedom of religion for all purportedly guaranteed to all citizens (other than gays, of course) by the United States Constitution. A column at Huffington Post looks at this frightening new development which the AFA is now openly voicing. Here are highlights:
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It seems like only a week ago that the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer (who is the AFA's Director of Issues Analysis, perhaps because he has so many personal issues that need to be analyzed by professional psychopharmacologists), was saying that the Christian thing to do would be to round up all Muslim American citizens and deport them to Muslim countries, because surely that would solve a lot of problems? You know, by sending happy American citizens to other countries?
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Well, naturally, such remarks call for a clarification, and, in keeping with the traditions of "clarifying," Fischer basically swaps out one ridiculously abhorrent statement for another statement of equal ridiculous abhorrence, without really retracting the first.
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Via Media Matters: Muslims who have become naturalized citizens, of course, would need to commit an act of treason to forfeit their citizenship and become eligible for repatriation. Based on the Constitution's definition of treason in Article III Section 3 ["adhering to (the) Enemies (of the United States), (or) giving them Aid and Comfort"] treasonous acts are likely committed on virtually a weekly basis here in the U.S. in many mosques and Islamic organizations.
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Muslims continue to have as their objective the Islamization of the entire world, including the U.S., and are taught by their god to use force where necessary to accomplish the goal. The current objective of Muslim activists is to create a brand new Islamic state - meaning a state like New Jersey or Montana - out of existing jurisdictions and establish a virtual Islamic homeland in our midst.
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Those who are willing to convert to Christianity and renounce Islam, Allah, Mohammed and the Koran may be welcomed, for they can become not just good Christians but true Americans.

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Meanwhile, I am reliably informed by the Constitution of the United States that one of the freedoms we cherish in America is the right to worship whatever faith we bloody well please, so maybe it's Fischer who needs to sail away on a little sloop in search of a land more to his liking?
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So there you have it. Only Christians can be "true Americans." The mindset sounds all too similar to that held by Muslims in the Middle East. I believe that "Christian Taliban" is an appropriate name for organizations like AFA.