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Kasimira: "["The basic question the e-mail poses, "Can a good Muslim be a good American?" is blatantly racist . . ."] Islam is not a race, it is an ideology."
Look, everybody knows that people regularly say "racist" when they mean "bigoted." Being literal-minded doesn't help much. But you're wrong that Islam is an ideology, unless Judaism and Christianity are also ideologies, in which case why not just say "religion"?
And the other poster is correct to point out that the Old Testament and other religious texts also contain as much junk that, if taken seriously, is just as violent and abhorrent as what you cite in the Koran.
But I'm glad you admit the emails mentioned in this article are garbage. A point in your favor.
