Thursday, May 24, 2012

7/6/10, Letter To Editor, Willimantic Chronicle



July 4th

By: Sohail Hussain

On this Fourth of July, I salute the flag and our founding fathers for allowing all Americans to practice their faith freely. In fact, it was in a letter to Baptists in Connecticut that in 1802 then President Thomas Jefferson coined the phrase ‘separation of church and state.’ He assured them of the first amendment to the Constitution, which states that, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Now almost nine years since 9/11, I appreciate more than before the country to which I belong. This is because despite the finding that the terror was perpetrated by renegade Muslims, our government protects my right as a Muslim to openly preach the true and peaceful message of Islam that I and millions of American Muslims uphold. As we wave our stars and stripes, lets us all honor our Constitution and its authors. Let us also pray that our nation continues to flourish on these principles of religious freedom and that the rest of the world follows suit.

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