Well, this wasn't totally predictable or anything. In the wake of the tragic murders at Fort Hood, the American "Family" Association has called for the purging of Muslims from the military.
A chief spokesman for the pro-life, far-right organization, American Family Association, has called for the purging of Muslim soldiers from military ranks in the wake of the tragic killings at Fort Hood.
Bryan Fischer, AFA's Director of Issues Analysis, put up a relatively unnoticed blog post last Friday arguing that U.S. command needed to "stop the practice of allowing Muslims to serve in the U.S. military."
"The reason is simple," Firscher wrote, "the more devout a Muslim is, the more of a threat he is to national security. Devout Muslims, who accept the teachings of the Prophet as divinely inspired, believe it is their duty to kill infidels. Yesterday's massacre is living proof. And yesterday's incident is not the first fragging incident involving a Muslim taking out his fellow U.S. soldiers."
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I myself have argued here today that in light of recent revelations about Maj. Hasan and his involvement with a once-controversial mosque in Virginia, that discussing this association is fair game, now that there's something substantive beyond just Maj. Hasan's faith. However, the AFA has now gone way over the line with a policy that is nakedly Islamophobic.
In his blog post, Mr. Fischer wrote:
Of course, most U.S. Muslims don't shoot up their fellow soldiers. Fine. As soon as Muslims give us a foolproof way to identify their jihadis from their moderates, we'll go back to allowing them to serve. You tell us who the ones are that we have to worry about, prove you're right, and Muslims can once again serve. Until that day comes, we simply cannot afford the risk. You invent a jihadi-detector that works every time it's used, and we'll welcome you back with open arms.
This is not Islamophobia, it is Islamo-realism.
This guilty-until-proven-innocent tack is not only dangerously bigoted, it's plainly anti-American. In recent years, Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee received their endorsement, and speakers at their events have included Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ).
It's time to demand that these political leaders publicly condemn the AFA.