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And I don't think anyone is suggesting we as a nation discriminate against all Muslims on the offchance that one is a terrorist, but eyes need to be kept on these sorts of things to prevent the loss of innocent lives. If a little bit of freedom needs to be sacrificed to save an unknown number of lives in the future, I'm willing.
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The ban Trump proposed originally only applied to Muslims of the 8 countries. Trump also proposed the idea many times that Mosques and Muslim communities in America need to be spied on/patrolled more by the police, even without suspicion of crime. The problem is many people are suggesting we discriminate against Muslims solely because they are Muslim.
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2 different issues yes, but they stem from the same thing. The same factor that pushes radicals to bomb civilians is the one that causes the horrible living conditions for women/homosexuals in nations that are dominated by it.
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I would have to somewhat disagree with this statement. Most terrorists don't do it for religion, even if that's the excuse they use to justify their actions. Most people who join ISIS and other terrorist groups have mental issues going on and don't want to abide by the laws and norms that any society imposes upon them, so they join the one group that allows them to live without societal rules. Religion has too easily become the excuse. I could watch CNN and see all these stories about possible corruption in government and commit an act against the U.S. government, but that doesn't mean that CNN is the cause of my act against the government. I could use CNN to justify what I know is unjustifiable, and I feel that's what is often done with Islam and terrorism. They need an excuse to justify the unjustifiable. I perfectly understand what you're saying, though. I just have a different interpretation of it all.
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The reason why this happens is because these countries aren't secular at all, you could nearly call them theocracies. Islam is tied so deeply within their government that you must worship it or be persecuted. Now, one could mistake this for an issue with the government if it weren't for the fact that organizations outside of official governments use Islam as their justification for terrorism. The common factor is clear.
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I agree that church and state should be separate otherwise there will be corruption. There's gender discrimination and then some in Israel. Other religions aren't immune, and I think that should be remembered so that only Islam isn't viewed as the reason for it. I mean, the Church of England is another good example of how any religion that is heavily involved in government leads to corruption and severe human rights issues. The thing is, though, that I'm a believer that Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and all religions have always taught the same thing. People are the ones that corrupt the religion, and people are the problems; not the religions.