I agree. Islam as a system of governance is completely incompatible with the Constitution and traditional American and Christian values.
The question is, how do we deal with the issue?
We have to reevaluate one of our foundational assumption; That all religions should be tolerated.
Apparently that one is demonstrably false. The founders made a mistake when they put that one in our constitution.
The problem is, so many people are heavily invested in this concept as an absolute, but it is a weight we can no longer carry. Unfortunately, too many people will insist that we continue to carry it even thought it has become clear that protecting and enabling a religion that represents a true threat to our system of governance will eventually result in the destruction of our form of government.
The first function of any government system is to protect it's own existence.
Trump's blunt little tools would possibly solve the problem in the short run but would leave a constitutional mess in it's wake.
I disagree. I am of the opinion that the 20th century interpretation of the "no religious test" clause is inaccurate. A quick reading of the words implies that our National government was intended to be religion neutral, but this argument is not really supported by the facts extent at the time.
Even the Constitution itself exempts the President from working on the Christian Sabbath day, and it concludes with a recognition of Jesus as "
our lord."
The "No Religious test" clause was not intended to elevate Islam to the same level of tolerance and acceptance as Christianity, it was intended to prevent conflicts arising from the fact that many of the Colonies had official state religions at the time, and many were fearful that doctrinaire tests for a particular denomination of Christianity would be used to bar people from a different denomination of Christianity from holding public office. (Such as the old Catholic vs. Protestant conflict.)
The usage of the word "religion" in context would better be represented by the word "denomination." In 1787 it was accepted as a given that the nation was Christian, and no serious consideration was given to the idea that it would ever be anything else. The issue at the time was whether denominational conflicts might blow the coalition apart, and so that clause was added to reassure people that there would be no doctrinaire prohibitions from holding power in the new government, not to open the door to Muslims.
In other words, that clause does not mean what modern people think it means. They are interpreting it by 20th century standards, not 18th century standars.
On the other hand, how do you encourage assimilation by people who adhere to a religious driven culture that is incompatible with the American system?
You should not do it. Islam is a pathogen. Once you let it infect your body, it will grow until it kills you.
