Originally Posted by John_Chrichton

Semantics. It doesn't matter if Islam is an Abrahamic religion or not. What matters is that it DIRECTLY inspires its followers to commit atrocities against non-believers.

In fact, like SF-TX and TS already said, Islam is more than just a religion. It is also an extremely powerful political ideology, which is inherently incompatible with the Western values upon which our Country was founded.

The true followers of Islam, the ones who seek to further the reestablishment of the Caliphate and force the submission of the world to Sharia law, are actively using our laws and social norms against us. These people know that we are willing to compromise our own security for the sake of preserving their freedom to worship, dress and act according to their traditions.

We have to draw the line somewhere however. We have to man up, face the fact that a Muslim is more likely to commit a terrorist act than a 65 yr old grandmother from The Quarry, AK, and tailor our security policies accordingly.

Our tolerance should not be infinite. We shouldn't allow our own values to be used against us in this war of civilizations.