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On September 11th, 2001, one of the biggest terrorism attacks in America occurred. Almost all people in America know that the people who were responsible for this horrific act of terrorism came from the Islam religion, and some people can’t seem to forget it. Any time a muslim is arrested or accused of doing something illegal, people wrongfully assume that they are trying to bomb our country or perform an act of terrorism. However, people aren’t so quick to label white people as a terrorist. Often times the news reports about the attacks that white people do, dance around the word terrorist. Sometimes they even have the audacity to defend the terrorist with the petty excuse of them having a mental health deficiency. Terrorism is an act that …show more content…
an article by author Morgan Lee(2014) states that one the president of a KKK group in virginia by the name of Frank Ancona believes that they are a christian organization and even had the audacity to say that the KKK doesn 't hate people for their race Lee,M.,(2014). However nearly every public act the KKK has committed has shown immense amounts of racism and violence. I was informed of another act of terrorism by someone not of the Islamic religion by an article written by Alex Henderson The massacre occurred on August 5, 2012. It was a peaceful Sunday in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Some people of the Sikh faith were gathered in their place of worship, when suddenly a gunman burst through the door and starts firing. That man was named Michael Page, a white supremacist and veteran. This man was blatantly killing people because he believed that he was killing Muslims, but he ended up killing people of the Sikh religion. Even though people of the two religions look quite similar, the religions they practice are completely different. Dr. George Tiller was also murdered for his beliefs, he was a doctor that performed abortions late in pregnancy. He was attending Church on a sunday and was shot while passing out the church bulletin. His Murderer was a man by the name of Scott Roeder, a christian rights activist. Even though Dr. Tiller was …show more content…
Even though one of the worst attacks in America occurred due to Muslims, a lot of other attacks have happened due to other religions and or stands on certain topics. I think the world should become equal and understand that all Muslims aren’t terrorist.

References
Cole,J., (2013, April 17). Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism.
Retrieved from http://www.juancole.com/2013/04/islamic-forbids-terrorism.html
Lee,M.,(2014,March 24) KKK Leader: 'We 're a Christian Organization; ' Claims the Klan Is Not a Hate Group.
Retrieved from http://www.christianpost.com/news/kkk-leader-were-a-christian-organization

Henderson,A.,(2013, July 24) 10 of the Worst Terror Attacks by Extreme Christians and Far-Right White Men
Retrieved from http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/10-worst-terror-attacks-extreme-christians-and-far-right-white-men

Gani,A., (2015, April 5) Bill Maher accused of Islamophobia for comparing Zayn Malik to Boston marathon bomber
Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/05/bill-maher-accused-islamophobia-joke-zayn-malik-boston-marathon-bomber

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