Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Islam in America will survive current turmoil, author says

This author writes about Islam and says that the time will come when it is accepted here, just like all the other religions that have finally blended in. - - Donna Poisl

By Ben Fulton, The Salt Lake Tribune

United States history is rife with examples of religious bigotry the nation later outgrew after decades of assimilation with Catholics, Mormons and Jews, said visiting scholar Reza Aslan.

Islam will in time surmount the same obstacles, he said. But the politicized rhetoric against all things Islam means the stakes are much higher this time in the fight against divisiveness and for the American dream.
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