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4 Reasons We Should Ban Muslims From Entering The United States

Who would've thought? There really aren't any.

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4 Reasons We Should Ban Muslims From Entering The United States
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With news of Donald Trump recently signing an executive order which suspends the entry of refugees for 120 days and citizens from Muslim-majority countries for the next 90 days into the United States, the media and various platforms are erupting with people for and against this ban. With that said, let's explore some reasons behind why this order might have been passed and why Muslims should be banned from entering the United States.

1. All Muslims are terrorists

Except, they're kind of not. In fact, 99% of Muslim Americans in a study conducted by Pew Research Center say that forms of violence such as suicide bombing against civilian targets are not justified to defend Islam against its enemies.

2. Banning muslims will help reduce threats of Radical Islamic Terrorism to Americans

I mean, not really. If you include 9/11, jihadists only account for 1% of killings by lethal violence in America. More people die each year by angry spouses, psychopaths and drunks than they do by radical Muslim terrorists in America.

3. Muslims are adical

Nope. The Muslim community in the United States is actually the major religious group with the second-highest level of education, behind the Jewish community. If anything, the vast majority of them are highly educated.

4. Members of the Muslim community don't speak out gainst Muslim Terrorists

Try again. A study conducted by Duke University found that more Muslim-American terrorists suspects and/or perpetrators were brought to the attention of law enforcement officials by members of the Muslim-American community versus by US government investigations.


There are always many layers to every story. Make sure to be equipped with all of the facts before passing judgement on a minority (or any) community.



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