People in Glass Houses . . .

Even though school started this week and I obviously have lots to say about that, I’m going to take a step back from my mommy blogging today to get back to politics and law for a minute because if I hear one more rant about how Muslims should not be allowed to build a mosque in lower manhattan, I’m going to hurt someone.

The First Amendment grants all Americans this:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Yet we have candidates for Congress, like Ron McNeil, a House GOP Candidate from Florida, saying things like this: “This religion’s plan is to destroy our way of life. . . . If we have to let them build it, make them build it nine stories underground, so we can walk above it as citizens and Christians.”

Frankly, I find it disgusting. I hate the terrorists who attacked NY and DC on September 11th too. But I also hate the fear-mongerers that lump all Muslims in with radical terrorists and ignore the non-Muslim terrorists who have attacked no fewer than 12 mosques in this country since 9/11.

I love, however, that the foundation of this country, unlike many others, provides for the free exercise of any religion and — something many people seem to forget — also sets out that this is a country which is prohibited from establishing itself as a “Christian nation” or one of any other singular faith.

But I digress. All I really wanted to say today is that people who live in glass houses really should not through stones. Did you hear that, Fox News? So which is it – stupid or evil?

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