Concerns about mosques causes a Muslim to call a candidate in Ohio a bigot.

A letter to the editor appeared in the Kentucky Enquirer today, where the writer called a Republican candidate for Ohio State Treasurer a bigot for displaying a picture of a mosque in his campaign ad. The candidate is Josh Mandel, who is a Jew, and the letter writer is a Muslim. The issue needs to be examined more thoroughly to be put into proper perspective.

The difference between a self-described Muslim American and an American Muslim is in the order of preference chosen by letter writer Salmaan Toor who called Josh Mandel a bigot for using images of mosques in his campaign ad. I don't know Josh Mandel and neither do I know Salmaan Toor but I do know about how scary Islam is. I know this because I have read the Qur'an. I know this because I have listened to the words of radical Islamic Clerics who quote verses from the Muslim holy book to incite the overthrow of our country. I have read the writings of former Muslim Ali Sina who made this most descriptive comparison in his article: Exposing the Myth of Moderate Islam.

Every “moderate” Muslim is a potential terrorist. The belief in Islam is like a tank of gasoline. It looks innocuous, until it meets the fire. For a “moderate” Muslim to become a murderous jihadist, all it takes is a spark of faith.

It is time to put an end to the charade of “moderate Islam.” There is no such thing as moderate Muslim. Muslims are either jihadists or dormant jihadists – moderate, they are not.

To understand this concern you need to look into  Islamic Sharia Law and the concepts behind the Arabic terms takfir and hakimiyyah and how Islam preaches there can be "no rule but Allah's" which means all secular governments must be replaced by Sharia. Keep in mind the word Islam means Submission then read the following quote from an Islamic web site Muslims Against Voting  that explains this concept:

True submission to Allah (swt) means that He (swt) has sovereignty over all of our affairs and that we willingly submit to Him (swt). Since He (swt) is the Sovereign and we are His (swt) humble slaves, this means that we must refer to His (swt) guidance in all that we do. The issue of drafting laws to repeal or replace what Allah (swt) has revealed in the Quran, and through the practice of the Prophet Muhammad (saw), is to actually worship that entity – be it a scholar, a government, or another individual or institution. Just as we are forbidden from worshipping idols, we are also forbidden from granting anyone besides Allah (swt) the right to rule. This affirms the idea that we recognize that we need guidance from Allah (swt). That is, guidance is not restricted to the ritual acts of worship but extends to every single action.

In an August 15, 2010 article in American Thinker, American Muslims Debate Loyalty to America written by Eileen F. Toplansky, the author says:

American Muslims are debating key questions of loyalty to America, a debate in which the stakes could not be higher. Alarmingly, "no fewer than four United States citizens and a permanent U.S. resident have risen to senior leadership posts within al-Qaeda," according to an Investors Business Daily editorial by Paul Sperry. Thus, "five English-speaking leaders are actively planning or facilitating attacks against their countrymen, while recruiting and radicalizing other American turncoats to carry them out."

The implications of this are frightening.  No longer is America at war with a foreign enemy. The enemy is here -- an enemy who understands how "America works, having lived here for decades." Thus, fellow Americans are recruited by the enemy. These traitors are "fed by a native Muslim population once believed [to be] ... nonthreatening." Is this an aberration, or does Islam condone and promote this disloyalty?

Most people are not familiar with the Arabic terms takfir and hakimiyyah. Here is a brief explanation of takfir from Wikipedia.

In Islamic law, takfir or takfeer (تكفير) refers to apostasy in Islam, or the practice of declaring oneself an unbeliever or kafir (pl. kuffār), previously considered Muslim. This declaration may be made if the alleged Muslim in question declares himself a kafir, but more typically applies to a judgement that an action or statement by the alleged Muslim indicates his knowing abandonment of Islam. The sentence for apostasy (irtidad), under Sharia law as traditionally interpreted, is execution, alternate amputation, or expulsion.

An example of takfir that has featured prominently in Western media is the case of Salman Rushdie, who was forced into hiding after Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa officially declaring him to be a kafir who should be executed. Some contemporary cases in Egypt are also found, for example Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd was accused of apostasy following his work on Islamic sources, describing the Qur'an as a historical document.

The  Routledge Studies in Political Islam contains a book review that sheds light on the term Hakimiyyah.

Hakimiyyah refers to Sovereignty ( al-Hakimiyyah ). The Power of Sovereignty is a book written by Sayed Khatab explores the religio-political and philosophical concepts of Sayyid Qutb, one of the most influential political thinkers for contemporary Islamists and who has greatly influenced the likes of Osama Bin Laden. Executed by the Egyptian state in 1966, his books continue to be read and his theory of jahiliyya 'ignorance' is still of prime importance for radical Islamic groups. Shedding light on Islamic radicalism and its intellectual origins The Power of Sovereignty presents new analysis on the intellectual legacy of one of the most important thinkers of modern Islamic revival.

Wikipedia continues the explanation of the philosophical concepts of Sayyid Qutb:

Qutb had influence on Islamic insurgent/terror groups in Egypt and elsewhere. His influence on Al Qaeda was felt through his writing, his followers and especially through his brother, Muhammad Qutb, who moved to Saudi Arabia following his release from prison in Egypt and became a professor of Islamic Studies and edited, published and promoted his brother Sayyid's work

One of Muhammad Qutb's students and later an ardent follower was Ayman Zawahiri, who went on to become a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and later a mentor of Osama bin Laden and a leading member of al-Qaeda. Zawahiri was first introduced to Qutb by his uncle and maternal family patriarch, Mafouz Azzam, who was very close to Qutb throughout his life. Azzam was Qutb's student, then protégé, then personal lawyer and executor of his estate — one of the last people to see Qutb before his execution. According to Lawrence Wright, who interviewed Azzam, "young Ayman al-Zawahiri heard again and again from his beloved uncle Mahfouz about the purity of Qutb's character and the torment he had endured in prison." Zawahiri paid homage to Qutb in his work Knights under the Prophet's Banner.

Osama bin Laden was also acquainted with Sayyid's brother, Muhammad Qutb. A close college friend of bin Laden's, Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, told Wright, that bin Laden regularly attended weekly public lectures by Muhammad Qutb, at King Abdulaziz University, and that he and bin Laden both "read Sayyid Qutb. He was the one who most affected our generation."

Americans who voice concern about the threat of spreading Islam are not bigots. Neither is a person a racist who disagrees with the Marxist/Socialist policies of Barack Hussein Obama. They are people expressing their opinions and freedom of expression is a guaranteed right under the United States Constitution. The real problem is that under Sharia Law there is NO right to such a freedom.