By Ken Camp / The Baptist Standard
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Baptist leaders of varied stripes joined in denouncing presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.
Trump urged “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” a news release from his campaign stated.
Previously, Trump had endorsed surveillance of mosques and expressed willingness to establish a database of all Muslims living in the United States.
The news release announcing Trump’s position on Muslims entering the nation cites a poll from the controversial Center for Security Policy claiming one-fourth of the Muslims polled said violence against Americans is justified as part of global jihad.
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The proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country “is un-American, unworkable, counterproductive and embarrassing,” said Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
“It’s no more than disgusting demagoguery—exploiting popular fear and fanning pervasive anti-Muslim bigotry for political gain,” Walker said. “Americans deserve better than this from those who seek to lead.”
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