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particularly new. some of the threads connecting these anxieties over the centuries are pretty similar, particularly the concerns westerners have. it was a concern five centuries ago. it s a concern in the 21st century as well. five centuries ago. it s been around a long long time. todd green, the author of the fear of islam. thank you so much, sir, for your time today. coming up next big event in the bronx. we re watching and waiting for the president of the united states set to give remarks at a college campus. a relaunch of his effort known as my brother s keeper. he ll likely focus some of his comments on what we ve seen in baltimore. will he mention any of the charges against those six police officers there? we ll take that live. plus, i was in that neighborhood. i was walking the streets where you know freddie gray lived, was arrested. i talked to people who grew up there. we ll share parts o ....
Eighth not the tenth, but the first protects all speech not just ideas that we like. even core political speech ideas that we don t like. who would decide what s good and what s forbidden? the islamic state, the government? inoffensive speech needs no protection. but in a pluristic society, you have offensive speech. you have an exchange of ideas. you don t shut down a discussion because i m offended. joining me now, luther college professor of religion todd green. he s also the author of the fear of islam which examines america and europe s views of islam. so welcome, todd. i know you spent an entire chapter in your book on this woman. the term savagery is how she often describes the actions. who is she, and how did she become such a lightning rod? first of all, brooke thanks for having me. ....
She served 14 months in prison and made the decision she earlier she might go back to stand trial and admitting she s suffering from p it tsd and says that s not going to be possible. two imams headed to charlotte for a weekend conference on islamophobia the fear of islam, they were forced off their flight in tennessee. they were both dressed in traditional muslim clothes when the plane was told to return to the gate after taxiing the runway. a lawyer says the men passed multiple security clearances but the pilot refused to fly with them on board. the only reason the pilot has cited is that some of the passengers didn t feel comfortable, but when the passengers were asked whether anybody felt uncomfortable none of them indicated they were. the men were put on another flight. they arrived a few hours later. atlantic southeast airlines released a statement saying it apologizes for any inconvenience but takes security very seriously. they couldn t i dent iffy ....
What, if anything, these men were doing to create this kind of issue. going to a conference on islamophobia. security breach but they take security interesting. we posed it as our question. we would love for you to weigh in, twitter, facebook or blog. efforts to saved beach whales in florida paying off in some circumstances. we talked about the high number of beachings taking place. countless volunteers trying to help these animals get back in the water. coming to grips to autism and how widespread it is. a study could have huge implications on utism research. some believe autism is much more common than we realize. in 2011, building up our wireless network all across america. we re adding new cell sites. increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we re covering more people ....
E history have sent the bright light of hope to all 0 who could see it. now, as construction of the trade center site has been a piecking up and it has been doig that, one of the key goals for next year, the tenth industry of the attacks is to have the memorial center and the park completed and ready to receive visitors. wouldn t that be nice. i hope that ends up getting done in time. in a new interview this morning, the imam leading the effort to build a mosque in new york city says the debate is over its construction and it is stoking anti-muslim feelings in the u.s. imam raub tells us the fear of islam is probably greater now than it was. i m joined by the reverend eugene rivers, an msnbc analyst. thank you for joining me. good morning. you heard in mike s piece right there the head of the cncil on the american islamic relation who s says this debate could have a positive outcome because there is a conversation that needs to be had in the u.s. ....