Ben,

I am one who has preached religious tollerance all my adult life and I consider myself to be a true American in the since that I jelously guard my freedom and liberty to include the right to THINK and SPEAK my beliefs freely. As a former military officer who took and oath to support and defend the Constitution of the united States, I have (and would willingly do so again) put my life on the line to protect your right to do the same, REGARDLESS of what you choose to believe, even if it does not agree with my own personal beliefs. WHO AMONG YOU ARE WILLING TO DO THE SAME?

That being said I am increasingly alarmed that certain special interest groups are allowed to defame and demonize other groups and Americans in general who do not support their beliefs while manipulating the press and lawmakers to initiate THOUGHT CRIMES and restrict my ability and RIGHT to disagree with them. The History Channel recently aired a program on the rise of Adolf Hitler and it would serve many of you well to seek it out and review it.

I believe it was Thomas Jefferson who said "If you do not protect the rights and liberties of your enemy you will find that you will be surrendering your own."