CNS News reports:
We hear a lot about the United States' Judeo-Christian heritage, but according to President Obama, "Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding."
That's what the president told a White House conference on "countering violent extremism" on Wednesday.
There's more from Strongman Obama :
"Here in America, Islam has been woven into the fabric of our country since its founding. Generations -- (applause) -- Generations of Muslim immigrants came here and went to work as farmers and merchants and factory workers, helped to lay railroads and to build up America.
"The first Islamic center in New York City was founded in the 1890s. America's first mosque, this was an interesting fact, was in North Dakota." (It was established in 1929).
Not one mosque until 1929. I guess they weren't there for to sign the Declaration of Independence or the Articles of Confederation or the U.S. Constitution. Not a single Muslim U.S. Congressman in the 19th or 20th Century but we hear how important Muslims were to America. Sounds like Barack Obama can identify with Muslims.
