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Originally Posted by Schwan
The bottom line is that I don't think the muslims in NYC have anything to say - they are the guests in the US, and they should respect the laws taht govern their new home. Not being even remotely american, I'll leave the issue for american folks.
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I think you're missing the point. Who says they are visitors? Islam is not a foreign religion, it is one with wide acceptance and great following in practically any country you can name. You don't have to be the stereotypical arab immigrant to be muslim. I know many people who are as Canadian as I am, yet practice strongly their faith. The same works, I would imagine, in the United States. Its ever more clear that if their religion cannot be respected, it should at least not be attacked or defamed this way.