Donald J. Trump called on Monday for the United States to bar all Muslims from entering the country until the nation’s leaders can “figure out what is going on” after the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., an extraordinary escalation of rhetoric aimed at voters’ fears about members of the Islamic faith.
A prohibition of Muslims – an unprecedented proposal by a leading American presidential candidate, and an idea more typically associated with hate groups – reflects a progression of mistrust that is rooted in ideology as much as politics.
Mr. Trump, who in September declared “I love the Muslims,” turned sharply against them after the Paris terrorist attacks, calling for a database to track Muslims in America and repeating discredited rumors that thousands of Muslims celebrated in New Jersey on 9/11. His poll numbers rose largely as a result, until a setback in Iowa on Monday morning. Hours later Mr. Trump called for the ban, fitting his pattern of making stunning comments when his lead in the Republican presidential field appears in jeopardy.
Saying that “hatred” among many Muslims for Americans is “beyond comprehension,” Mr. Trump said in a statement that the United States needed to confront “where this hatred comes from and why.”
“Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life,” Mr. Trump said.
Asked what prompted his statement, Mr. Trump said, “death,” according to a spokeswoman.
As much as I detest Islamic ideology, which aspires for a global Islamic caliphate ruled by Sharia Law, I’m afraid this idea could set the wrong precedent. From there, it becomes a slippery slope situation. Today it’s the Muslims, tomorrow it will be us Christians. The Constitution of America guarantees the freedom of religion; although I see Mr Trump’s point of view, because Islam is not purely a religion in itself but a quasi political movement. It’s so tricky!
I always felt the Muslims will spoil it for the other two Abrahamic religions, ie Christianity and Judaism. In the quest for political correctness, people will start to look at some Old Testament verses, take them out of context and extrapolate that the Bible, like the Koran, has hateful verses in it. People will be in a desperate search of a religion that is "peaceful.’ They will plead for a New World Order, One Religion system to combat Islamic terrorism and any other religion that is deemed “hateful”! The only religion that will be accepted will be headed by the Pope (anti Christ) and it will be a conglomerate religion from various sects, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity etc… No one will buy or sell without the Mark of the Beast. The mark of the beast being worship of a false religious figure head (Pope) instead of Jehovah God.
We’re already starting to see the beginning of religious persecution.
Matthew 24:7-10. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.