Casting Muslims as America's 'Spiritual Enemies'

With the current unrest in Egypt and across the Middle East, Americans would do well to consider the collective messages we send to the Muslim world, including the Muslims of America. Along these lines, I recently wrote an editorial for the Houston Chronicle advancing what seemed to me a fairly uncontroversial argument: the state of Texas should not put an anti-Muslim amendment into the state constitution. The proposed amendment uses vague language about not applying "any religious or cultural law" in Texas. But there is no doubt about the intent: promoters want to block the imposition of Sharia law (a development that they credulously see as an imminent possibility).