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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I believe anyone should be able to run for president regardless of their religious associations.  I also believe everyone has the right to disqualify someone based on their religious beliefs.  That is where you and I disagree and where you show your own form of bigotry.
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No, we don't disagree. I've said this about three times and I don't know why you continually don't get it. Islam encompasses a few core beliefs intertwined with cultural and traditional elements and various schools, off-shoots, etc.  It just doesn't make sense to say "a Muslim shouldn't be President" because the range of possible beliefs of that individual can range from the very acceptable to the very unacceptable. If, on the other hand, you decide not to support a specific individual who is Muslim because that individual believes women should be covered head to toe and not educated, that it totally acceptable to me. But, the assumption that any Muslim would have such beliefs is what I find bigoted.

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