Reaction to Fort Hood shooting
Submitted by faithvalues on November 6, 2009 - 12:18pm.
As I was wrapping stuff up for the day Thursday afternoon, a colleague said that he had already heard from a student that the Fort Hood shooting was to blame on Muslims. Well, it looks like it's to blame on one Muslim, according to news reports.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves about what this means about Islam or American Muslims, though it certainly sets back their full acceptance into U.S. society.
The Council on American-Muslim Relations (CAIR) issued a statement yesterday condemning the attack on Fort Hood soldiers.
According to this New York Times report, U.S. Muslims are bracing for the backlash. Some mosques are increasing security today, as Friday is the Islamic sabbath.
