It is clear that the rantings of Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Abe Foxman (Anti-Defamation League) and others have played an important role pushing a local issue into the center-stage of national politics. For some among these religious zealots, Islam is a threat to their belief that the U.S. is a white Protestant nation. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.