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Tennessee Lt. Governor Questions Whether Muslims Are Protected Under Religious Clauses

Tennessee Lt. Gov. (and Republican gubernatorial candidate) Ron Ramsey has added an alarming new position to the race. He has stated that he is not convinced the Constitution protects Muslims under the guarantee of freedom of religion.

In the video below, Ramsey was asked at a campaign event about the “threat that’s invading our country from the Muslims.” While acknowledging the protections for religion, Ramsey noted that Islam is more of a cult rather than a true religion: “Now, you could even argue whether being a Muslim is actually a religion, or is it a nationality, way of life, cult whatever you want to call it. Now certainly we do protect our religions, but at the same time this is something we are going to have to face.”

He insisted, however, that “you know, I’m all about freedom of religion.” Except that is for the world’s second largest religion.

Source: TPM

73 thoughts on “Tennessee Lt. Governor Questions Whether Muslims Are Protected Under Religious Clauses”

  3. Tootie

    Have you ever considered running for a state or a national office? Which party would you choose if you did?

    I would be interested in knowing what groups, other than Nazis and Muslims, you would ban from emigrating to the U.S. And which should be deported, if any. And why.

    And what amendments to the constitution do you think would be proper (if passable). Or do you think we’ve reached the limit and need only to stick to the ones we have – as your previous posts seem to indicate?

  4. GrinningBarrett,

    Thank you very much.

    One lives to be of service.

  5. As a Tennessean, I can assure you that Mr. Ramsey is playing to his base. He has three primary opponents. One if filthy stinking rich from oil money and the other is even more out there than Ramsey.
    His name is Zach Wamp and this link is for Blouise:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw_1s1ThMpY

    There’s one other feller running and he is gaining momentum. Basil Marceaux is the dark horse who is promising us guns and freedom from all traffic stops. Please help us here in TN.
    Je Presente, Basil Marceaux:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hvaeHllwtw

    P.S. This is my first post here and I admire Mr. Turley and have especially enjoyed Buddah’s posts. Thank you BIL for the insightful dialogue.

  7. I’ve always wondered if there isn’t some animal communication/trance thing going on with those people. The snake whiperers.

    It’s almost a form of folk dance.

  9. Now, the Japanese, those little punks are treachorous. They’ve been trying to impose bushido on us for years.

  10. Mike A:
    His fear, of course, is that as Muslims increase in number, there will be pressure to introduce sharia law. He appears not to recognize that his own definition of “cult” embraces Christianity as well, an unintended consequence of delusional thinking.

    Mike A asks, and, right on time, Tootie delivers:

    Sedition is still illegal and it is silly to invite people here who plan sedition (by replacing US law with Sharia).

    The religion issue is practically moot. Sharia sedition is the problem.

    The logical disconnects of religious born self-righteousness never fails to amaze me.

    That’s why Gyges knows,
    all religions seem equally insane to those who aren’t members.

    …and around and around we go, everybody.

  11. sjjm,

    I tried really hard to picture this but gee whiz, my body just will not match the preversity of your mind. darn

  12. Tootie, I respectfully suggest that a desire to replace “U.S. law with sharia law” is not seditious. Muslim citizens are free to undertake the process of seeking an amendment to the Constitution to require the adoption of sharia law in all or part of the country, just as Christians are free to seek a Constitutional amendment declaring that marriage is a divine institution limited to heterosexual couples. Both efforts would be stupid, but completely lawful.

    Should Muslims seek to impose sharia law by unlawful means, or Christians attempt to impose a new marriage law through resort to “Second Amendment remedies,” then we can have a discussion about sedition.

  13. Oh no, me no ahso, you bend over backwards and take a picture of your momma. You have a family portrait hanging on.

  14. Single Jewish Japanese Male 1, July 28, 2010 at 5:54 pm

    Oh you so wong. We have number of calfolicks and jewish dodo’s here. My Kaasan was a Jewish woman that married my Tousan while he was study at CPT in California.
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    SJJM….what are you some kind of an ahso?

  15. Oh you so wong. We have number of calfolicks and jewish dodo’s here. My Kaasan was a Jewish woman that married my Tousan while he was study at CPT in California.

  16. Right wingers are positively hysterical about Muslims who are only less than one percent of the entire US population.

    That said, Muslims should be banned from immigration to this country, like avowed Nazis would be.

    Sedition is still illegal and it is silly to invite people here who plan sedition (by replacing US law with Sharia).

    The religion issue is practically moot. Sharia sedition is the problem.

    It would be nice for left wingers to give a damn about this, but it is unlikely. They would like to see America destroyed as long as Christians don’t do it. Anyone but Christians.

  17. This is pale in comparison to the two emails I received today.

    The first is a copy of the Human Events rant by Newt Gingrich about the “Ground Zero Mosque” and how we’re all going to be under Sharia law, if we don’t watch out!.

    The second is a rant about how Muslims are going to be exempt from the US Health Insurance taxes (for those that don’t subscribe – they aren’t exempt). And of course Pres. Obama is a (no longer closet) Muslim.

    I mean it’s scary to think that these perfectly nice people, before Obama became president, can accept this foolishness. Fourth Reich, here we come.

    Hopefully when we get past the elections, this crap will slow down. Hopefully.

  18. Do any of these hysterical jerks actually know any Muslims personally? It reminds me of the fact that there are anti-Semites in Japan, who obviously have never met a single Jewish person…

  19. Mike Appleton 1, July 28, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    “My prediction is that once ………a reformed school of evangelical theology will emerge proclaiming the newly revealed truth that separation of church and state is biblically mandated.”
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    In other words, we are not likely to see this ideal state again for a very long time?

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