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We are Muslims. So what?

Gen. Powell questioned those who were stirring up anti-Muslim fervor: "I'm also troubled by ... what members of the party say ... such things as, 'Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.' Well, the correct answer is, 'He is not a Muslim. He's a Christian.' ... But the really right answer is, 'What if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country?' The answer's 'No, that's not America.' Is there something wrong with some 7-year-old Muslim American kid believing that he or she could be president?"

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Penn. Muslims Ask Legislature to Reject Religious ‘Litmus Test’

"It is unfortunate that the Islamophobic views of one legislator apparently prevented the passage of a resolution recognizing our nation's religious diversity." said CAIR-PA Civil Rights Director Justin Peyton. "This unnecessary controversy indicates just how much work still remains to be done to promote true religious tolerance and to reject religious litmus tests."

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