Over the past three days presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson has been called a bigot and even faced demands that he drop out of the presidential race for stating he doesn’t support a Muslim for president.
But Carson says the media has been twisting his words to create an unnecessary firestorm. And in an interview Monday night he explained his position.
Speaking with Fox News, Carson stood by his original comments, but explained how it was misconstrued by the liberal media. Carson was saying the country cannot elect people “whose faith might interfere with carrying out the duties of the Constitution.”
Carson went on to explain his position Monday in the pre-taped interview with Sean Hannity, saying that he doesn’t believe radicals from any religion should be president.
Carson said members of the Islamic faith who are willing to accept the American way of life “will be considered infidels and heretics, but at least then I will be quite willing to support them.”
Carson’s campaign reported strong fundraising and 100,000 new Facebook likes since he first weighed in on the prospect of a Muslim president on Sunday, suggesting that there is little fallout among GOP voters.
His campaign manager Barry Bennett told The Associated Press on Monday: “While the left wing is huffing and puffing over it, Republican primary voters are with us at least 80-20.”
“Carson is not going to lose any votes in a GOP primary with those comments,” added GOP strategist John Feehery. “He could probably gain a few.”
Nineteen states introduced legislation in 2015 to restrict the use of foreign law in state courts, Republican-backed steps largely designed to block the influence of Shariah — the legal framework that regulates many aspects of life based on the Quran and Islamic tradition in some Muslim countries. Nine states have already implemented such laws, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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Dr. Carson poses a threat to liberalism. Unlike President Obama, Dr. Carson is a competent and accomplished man. The liberal establishment has a problem with competent, conservative blacks, just ask Herman Cain and Clarence Thomas. I’m glad the Republican party is bigger than white men.
Dr. Carson was correct in the statement he made. A person brings their worldview and values into the decisions they make. That is why I want to know the religious affiliations of the candidates I support, their views on the sanctity of life, and their views on homosexuality. The candidate’s mindset gives me a good idea of where he/she is going to look when hiring staffers and making the decisions that affect our nation.
Very well written. Agree entirely. Islam is a theocracy. It is in direct conflict with our constitution. Why do liberals continue to promote Islam as a religion like every other religion. What did the liberal press learn when they took journalism in college. I know the answer to that question and it is a bias that has plagued our society and culture for many, many decades. Being uninformed or ignorant on a subject in this day and age is unbelievable.
The flaw in the liberal’s argument and possibly even in Carson’s position is the idea that islam is religion in the first place since it is a political system complete with a legal system that forbids other legal systems and religions from co-existing with it. And in fact they have a global war, jihad against islam and sharia law. What other religion has such an article of “faith”? Would muslims and liberals be willing to elect a communist govt or even to elect a bishop or rabbi or an ayatollah here in America or in Iran or SA? Obviously to elect a muslim here means he, but not she since women are treated as property, would issue an executive order to make islam the state religion. And what platform would he run on? He, unlike Obama would have to explain what he intended to do, how he would dove tail the Koran with our Constitution. Like how could a person change religions with out being executed like they do islam?
What the Constitution says is not separation, but the govt is forbidden from establishing a state religion. This does not mean separation because only the govt can establish a state religion, like Mo did when he started islam. The govt cannot use it’s temporal powers such as making laws, collecting taxes, using police actions to favor/protect any religion. However it can use it’s temporal power to defend itself from other forms of govt that wish to destroy it! Using force if necessary! Political or physical. Or do the liberals want to make our govt a GINO? Govt in name only that believes only in PC, Political Correctness? When they should believe that the Constitution is the law of the land, not executive orders.
Islam, muslims, have been a source of violence and unrest for centuries where ever they are. Because they are a political system, a form of govt hiding behind their burka of religion. They say Akbar allah, death to infidels, not give me liberty or death! The presence of mosques, who funds them, is IMO questionable. Are they just terrorist Trojan Horses? And islam, Where is thy love?
I like your understanding of the original intended meaning of “Separation of church and state.” The Baptists during Jefferson’s time wanted our Government to establish them as the official state religion. Now the islamics want us to establish islam religion in America. They only have 1st Amendment freedom of expression only if they allow Christians to have that same freedom.
Your comment is such a positive truth-filled one. You hit the nail right on the head.Yes, we live in the age of excess war crimes and destruction to individuals in Muslim countries, but it’s spreading across the globe, and sooner or later America would be hit…we are not exempted. It won’t be getting any better, especially with the influx of immigrants to enter our soil in a Trojan horse’s attire. No new government or politician will be able to save us.
Isn’t that what’s Obama doing now?
Both the democrats, and republicans are bought and payed for oil company,drug company, and aluminum can company stooges, they don’t work for us, we have a capitalist gov.
I guess you haven’t heard of Jesus having an army to fight the Antichrist Gov. are you going to be in Jesus’s army? The antichrist gov. is our US gov. run by the greedy company’s that are destroying our world
I ask people What caused this economic depression? no one can tell me, well do you know? high gas prices did, when the price of gas goes up so does the price of everything else, and the only thing that will bring us out of this depression is free energy , so force the auto company’s to make only water to hydrogen cars and trucks and conversion kits to change the pieces of junk fuel injected, and diesel trucks to run on hydrogen with switches to shut off the fuel injectors, and the fuel pump, don’t do this now and the economy will collapse soon, when our bought and payed capitalist Gov. goes bankrupt Tell every one not to buy a new car, and tell them to tell others, tell them they must do both. Don’t buy a new car, or truck.,
Cancer society’s are not doing any research, because they found cures for cancer way back in the 1930’s, and you won’t be giving them any money if they come out with a cure, they are the biggest mass murders, and you are paying them to kill you with chemo, and surgery, they can’t make any money curing you, catch 22, the best cure for cancer is in a book Encyclopedia of healing Juices, by John Heinerman, page 141 under Grape/ raisin juice, a man diagnosed with cancer didn’t do the murdering chemo, he buckled down and eat his fruits and vegetables, and killed all of his cancer, red fruits and vegetables, have a substance called lycopene that will kill cancer, and keep you from getting cancer, pore nutrient is what causes cancer, and a host of other illnesses so eat your fruits and vegetables, with your meat. a good balanced diet.
#1 cause of Alzheimer’s is aluminum poisoning, take all cookware to recycling, and don’t buy anything in aluminum cans, spread the word to every one, when we stop buying they will have to make iron cans, and cookware, so spread the word and tell those you tell to spread the word also. #2 cause is iodine deficiency, that cause’s bipolar, schizophrenia, depression, suicides, eat fish, and yogurt 2 to 3 times a week spacing them out every 2 to 3 days, because iodine will be depleted out of your body in 2 to 3 days
The flu shots have been tested out to have 25 mg of mercury per shot, they tested to have formaldehyde, ethylene glycol ( anti freeze ) and aluminum the #1cause of Alzheimer’s, ADD and ADHD, .The drug company’s pills are coated with aluminum oxide, they are slowly making you brain dead zombies, to give you a strong immune system from the flu, colds, and a host of other germs, and bacteria, you want to get Garlic, powder, and or minced and season with a little almost every day, all nutrients will be depleted out of your body in two to three days so you need a little almost every day, a garlic container should last a person 8 to 10 months.
Diabetes is one of the biggest medical scams, it can be cured with a little cinnamon almost every day, like iodine it will be depleted in 2 to 3 days, so a little almost every other day will keep your blood sugar level normal .
There’s a 200 mile per gallon carburetor sitting in the patient office collecting dust bought up by the oil company’s, Volkswagen has a 264 miles per gallon diesel but it’s not coming here, tell everyone not to buy any new car that gets less than 40 miles per gallon, and tell those you tell to tell others, continuing to tell everyone and we will boycott the making of these pieces of junk low mileage cars and trucks, and force the auto company’s to make kits to run cars on Hydrogen from water electrolyzer producing all the hydrogen with the alternator on your car / truck this is possible with two switches to shut off the fuel pump, and fuel injectors to change these pieces of junk cars, and trucks to hydrogen. boycott the auto company’s tell everyone, and tell them to continue telling people don’t buy a new car, or truck, also tell everyone to boycott aluminum cans , and cookware, they autopsied alzheimer’s patients and found aluminum nodules on the front lobes of their brains, aluminum poisoning also causes ADD, ADHD , and a host of other mental illness, also they found out that Iodine deficiency causes schizophrenia, bi-polar, depression, suicide, so eat fish 2 to 3 times a week, or take iodine pills every 2 to 3 days
Great research. but folks won’t adhere to this as long as they believe in the medical industry. I agree with all you’ve said, and take care of my health, but having medical diagnosis is important.
Bin Cursing’s downfall will be his incompetency. While he may have been fair with a knife, he is as qualified as the previous one who also used his race to get in. And like Obama, being black does not a good president make. Not even a mediocre one. Without world knowledge, no foreign policy knowledge, no idea about foreign finance, no knowledge of the constitution, or trade, what is left? Just another big, black Zero. Sorry, Bin followers, but sometimes the truth hurts.
That’s why we should be looking at someone who is not bought and paid for, is not black, mexican, asian, white, indian, or any other color. They should be true Americans and LOVE this country. Obama does not. Obviously the main democrat candidate does not…she is at least $6 Billion in the hole to America and should be in prison for theft in office among other felonies. Obviously she does not love America. That leaves 1 or 2 Republican candidates…take your pick.
I’d love to speak with you face to face. Puhleese, tell me who or what is a
Another racist spilling his guts.Sorry, you can’t get away from the Black race…we’re here to stay; can’t take us out no moe.(:
Dr. Carson isn’t trying too please his unruly passions ——- Evil is NEVER loved except under the aspect of good, that is to say, in so far as it is good in some respect, and is considered as being good simply. And thus a certain love is evil, in so far as it tends
to that which is NOT simply a true good. It is in this way that man “LOVES iniquity,” inasmuch as, by
means of iniquity, SOME GOOD is gained; pleasure, for instance, OR MONEY, or such like.
St. Thomas Aquinas
This just goes without saying……If your not a liberal…..your a bigot! If your not democrat…..Yep!….Your a Bigot! Let me clue you in on who is the BIGOT! America has done real good in the past 200 plus years, without your politically liberal Bigot agendas. Your agenda is Bigotry to the max! God and Country is our agenda in the USA.
It’s too bad that neither “Parties” have begun to pull their heads out of their behinds, because being “politically correct” all the time is going to Politically Correct” us right out of our country. These extremists will NEVER become true “Americans”, they do not wish to do so, they want us to change to their way of thinking, living and believing. After reading a large portion of the “Holy Koran” my opinion is it was written by a man who HATES WOMEN AND JEWS! There is nothing loving, kind and gentle in it, its theme is mainly “Kill the infidel” and who are they you might ask? EVERYONE who is NOT Muslim!!. Those who choose to live that life style, I feel can’t be very smart. If you were, why would you give up all rights to be who you are for the sake of a supposedly religious sect?? The fact that women are NOTHING but breeders for their men, should make most thinking women want to stay clear of them! Yet, on occasion, we find young women joining them, all I want to know is WHY??? Are their lives so poor that they want them even worse than what they are?? Apparently they really don’t now what they are getting into until it’s too late and the same holds true for the young men dong the same thing, until they say the WRONG thing and they get themselves KILLED! When will young people start to think for themselves instead of being lead around by the nose?? I have NO sympathy for these creatures,what they leave behind in their wake is evidence, in my opinion, of how they will treat the countries that are taking them in. They can’t even be bother to clean up after themselves when they vacate a place, it’s quite disgusting!!
The “liberal” in the media, Congress, the White House, and America in general could end if someone like Trump became president and he followed through with his agendas. Lobbyists will be useless, illegals will be stopped, Muslims and their religious killing of non-believers will not be tolerated, we could be a super power again as we once were, freedoms would be given back to us, there could be less govt interference in our lives, etc, etc, etc. Granted he’s a bit crude at times, but that’s what our “politically (pew-stinky) correct” nation needs right now to survive. Common sense, someone who means what they say instead of tongue in cheek and crossed fingers nonsense. I do not want to spend the rest of my life under the thumb of Socialism or weak-kneed bought and paid for politicians. None of us should. We are all better than that. We are Americans.
I’d love to speak with you face to face. Puhleese, tell me who or what is a TRUE AMERICAN? The native Indians, of course, and you know what happened to them when the foreigners came over on their freedom ship.