BERLIN (AP) — A surging German nationalist party has sharpened its rhetoric against prominent Islamic groups and is suggesting limiting the religious freedom of more than 4 million Muslims in the country.
Senior members of Alternative for Germany cut short a meeting Monday with the Central Council of Muslims, accusing the group of failing to renounce religious beliefs that clash with the German constitution.
Party co-leader Frauke Petry told reporters that “Islam, the way it is mostly practiced, doesn’t belong in a democratic Germany.”
Aiman Mazyek, chairman of Central Council of Muslims, said AfD’s stance was reminiscent of Germany’s dark Nazi past.
The party launched a campaign last week against the construction of a mosque in the eastern city of Erfurt, joining forces for the first time with the anti-Islam group PEGIDA.
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What about Jews? Do they belong in Germany?
So Frauke Petry has political views nearly identical to those held by 60-70-80 million Americans. She’s described as a Nationalist.The U.S. is also loaded with nationalists. Once Trump is elected I guess the progroms can commence.
Can you imagine if something like that passed here? We’d have to kick out most white Evangelicals.
Replace the word “Islam” with “Judaism” and you see what I’ve done there.
Trump: I love my homeland.