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July 27, 2010

Tennessee GOP Candidate Questions Whether Islam Is a Religion
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Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey is coming under criticism for questioning
whether Islam is a religion and suggesting the Constitution’s protection
of freedom of religion should not apply to Muslims. Ramsey made the
comments while campaigning for the state’s Republican gubernatorial
primary race.

Ron Ramsey: "Now, you know, I’m all about freedom of religion. I value
the First Amendment as much as I value the Second Amendment as much as I
value the Tenth Amendment and on and on and on. But then you cross the
line when they try to start bringing sharia law here to the States, into
the United States. We’re already in law, and we live under our
Constitution, and they live under our Constitution...Now, you could even
argue whether being a Muslim is actually a religion, or is it a
nationality, way of life or cult, whatever you want to call it. But
certainly we do protect our religions, but at the same time this is
something we are going to have to face."



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