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  • 2016-08-17 (xsd:date)
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  • Ben Carson: Muslims Worship 'the Moon God of Arabia'? (en)
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  • A viral forwarded e-mail that has been circulating since at least 2006, asserting that Muslims can't be good Americans because they worship the moon God of Arabia, has recently and falsely been linked to former GOP presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson: Dr. Carson landed the public eye after announcing his candidacy in May 2015, Carson and proving popular in early GOP presidential polls and debates. But his campaign ran out of steam, and in March 2016 officially dropped out of the race. Along the way, he generated controversy with a statement regarding his opinions on Islam when he told NBC News that he didn't believe the tenets of the religion were consistent with the Constitution and he would not advocate for a Muslim president: But the message about Muslims' supposed inability to be good Americans has been circulating since at least 2006, nearly a decade before Carson walked into the national political spotlight, when it was posted to our own message board. The claim that Muslims worship a moon god has been promoted by Christian pastor Robert Morey, among others, and has been debunked by others as well. Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam is an Abrahamic religion founded on the same core texts and traditions. Allah is the Arabic word for God. (en)
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