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Jan Markell
www.olivetreeviews.org
 
At one time I was proud to say I lived in the great state of Minnesota.  Now, however, I'm having to apologize for more than our wind chills of 40 degrees below zero three months a year.  National commentators and talk show hosts are asking, "What is happening to Minnesota?"
 
Fox News' commentator John Gibson asked if we are the first Somali-Muslim state.  Talk show host Glen Beck did a half hour last night on his program asking about the Islamic connections in Minnesota. Some are suggesting we call our state the "Islamic Republic of Minnesota." Are we the second Dearborn, MI, and will this Islamic tolerance come to a neighborhood near you?
 
Author and commentator Paul Sperry was on air with me in the last year discussing his book, "Infiltration: How Muslims and other Subversives Are Penetrating Washington."  He warned of the blatant effort to tilt American culture toward Sharia Law.  Here are some examples of what's happening in my hometown known as the Twin Cities:
 
*  Minnesota elected the first Muslim to Congress--Keith Ellison, who took his oath of office on the Koran. There was little outrage, though some protested in futility.
 
*  Last November six Imams boarded US Airways Flight 300 at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Witnesses say that they prayed loudly invoking Allah, switched from their assigned seats to a September 11 attack pattern, spoke in Arabic and English, criticized the war in Iraq and our President, talked about al Qaeda and bin Laden, and asked for seat-belt extenders.  They were arrested, then released.
 
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a suit against US Airways for racial discrimination and religious intolerance.  The Imams are going to sue the PASSENGERS for acting nervous.  These are not just childish religious zealots who can be dismissed.
 
Think of what this could do to national security!  People will be afraid to come forth and express suspicious behavior or they might get sued!  When they spot danger, they will be forced to keep quiet or face a law suit.
 
Muslim attorneys are offering to "defend" these evil but innocent passengers. Time will tell if this is legit.
 
*  Muslims working for Target in Minnesota are refusing to handle pork products. If you want a Muslim to ring up your hot dogs, better go to another line.  Target caved and rather than firing them, put them in positions where they would not be "offended."
 
*  Muslim cab drivers in Minnesota said they would take NO passengers who had alcohol with them or dogs--not even seeing-eye dogs. Guess dogs are the lowest on the totem poll. The Airport Commission in the Twin Cities has been clamping down on this.
 
The bottom line to these stories and others not listed is that Muslims and particularly Muslims from Somalia in Minnesota are not assimilating like legal immigrants do. They are bringing their Muslim culture with them, and they demand Sharia Law or special privileges in many places in America.
 
Will Minnesotans for the sake of setting the trend for the other states say, "We're going to be open-minded liberals and you can have a different kind of status here?"  Will this set the trend as with Dearborn, MI?
 
The proper response should be, if you want Sharia Law and special privileges, go back to the country of your origin and don't try to change America.  Diversity, multiculturalism, and political correctness will harm America in the long run, even though they are the mantra of the Left.