In the New York Times, the article "Obama Tries to Calm Religious Tensions" by Helene Cooper, President Obama tried to defend Muslims rights in a speech on 9/11/2010. Obama protest against a Floridian pastor's plan to burn Korans on the 9th anniversary of 9/11. The plan was suspended. As President Obama said "This country stands for the proposition that all men and women are created equal, that they have certain inalienable rights." Our country was built on the idea of religious freedoms, and 200 or so years later, America is against Muslims.
I think that acting against Muslims is going against the Constitution. They are just like everyone else, but they believe in a different god. What's wrong with that? I chose this topic because I believe every person deserves to be treated equally. We need to tell everyone that Muslims are people too and they shouldn't be discriminated against. How are Muslims different from Buddhists, Jews, and Christians? It's wrong to think that our religion is superior to theirs.
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