THOMAS JEFFERSON & ISLAM
Chris discusses a new article asserting that Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers somehow went out of their way to defend "Muslim rights" in America. Is this really the case? Was it the purpose of the Constitution to place the Islamic belief system on an equal level with Christianity? Did the founders really understand what Muslims believe? And how did their opinion change when they first encountered the Ottoman Empire during the Barbary Wars?
Chris Pinto: December 15, 2015
THOMAS JEFFERSON & ISLAM
Chris discusses a new article asserting that Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers somehow went out of their way to defend "Muslim rights" in America. Is this really the case? Was it the purpose of the Constitution to place the Islamic belief system on an equal level with Christianity? Did the founders really understand what Muslims believe? And how did their opinion change when they first encountered the Ottoman Empire during the Barbary Wars?