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Long ago, while working in a call center, I took a call from a Muslim customer who demanded that I remove the interest charges from a bill which was long past due. He told me I had to do this because he was a Muslim and charging of Interest was a sin in Islam according to him. I told him very firmly that if he didn't believe in being charged interest, then HE SHOULD PAY HIS BILLS ON TIME.
Islam isn't a race - it's a belief system. Do you really think that Irish or Italians would talk that way?
"You gotta do this for me, because... Italy" :roll:
Are you kidding me?
There's an old saying about letting a camel poke its nose into your tent - if that happens, then soon he'll have his entire fat ass in there - and your tent will collapse.
People cannot trample on America's values in the name of ethnicity. If you can't harmonize your beliefs with the rest of America, then you're the problem, not the rest of America.
Seriously? That comment is why Muslims are a problem? Fyi, Catholic Church used to preach the same thing. Reason why Jews loaned money back in Shylock's time. But you're right our decline started with Muhammad Ali's conversion.
Look up what they said about Catholics back in the day, pal. But you are right about us Italians. No way we would ever come to a country and import our anti-American ideas. My uncle Louie R loaned money the American way, charging exorbitant interest. And, of course he ran women on the side. Just like in the old country. But he harmonized his beliefs.
Immigrants change America and are changed by it. It's glorious.