57 Quotes About Religious-bias

If you have been intolerant, unkind or hurtful, you can ask God’s forgiveness, but wouldn’t it be better if you seek forgiveness and understanding from the victim or victims of your intolerance or hurtfulness?

Our mosque was bombed. Our community members were threatened with deportation, and one of our own has been framed for a murder she didn’t commit. And . . . we are the terrorists?

If these were normal times, I could tell you, with absolute certainty, these proceedings are unconstitutional and will be dismissed or withdrawn. But these are not normal times. For the first time in my lifetime, we have a president who I consider openly bigoted.

Now, the good news is the government of this great country has three branches for a reason.

That’s because you focused on my client from the beginning, refused to listen to her story, and figured, what the fuck, she’s a Muslim. She must be guilty.

Where is the sense of outrage for our Muslim neighbors, Dearborn citizens all? Should we not feel the same sense of violation and shock even though these worshipers pray to a different version of God than we do?

We will make America safe again. We will make America strong again. We will put America first again. We will make America secure again. We will make America prosperous again. We will make America pure again.” 

In the midst of all of this local peace and harmony, a man named Ronald John was now the President-elect of the United States. He campaigned on a platform that promised to “rid America of the Muslim scourge.” What does this mean? Arya pondered. Does this man seriously intend to engage in the process of deporting all Muslims, whether here legally or illegally, whether citizens or non-citizens? Isn’t that unconstitutional? Arya Khan was inspirited and . . . terrified.

My message to the person or persons who did this: You can burn buildings, even destroy them. You can attack people who are, perhaps, weaker than you. But you cannot destroy faith. You cannot destroy resolve.