Muslims Should Not Be Citizens of the United States
In my biblical republic, if Muslims were here — not citizens, but residents — if they were traveling merchants or whatever, and you had a number of Muslims in the same town and they wanted to get together and pray together, would…
In Douglas Wilson’s own words: 4 quotes from 2025 to 2026, from NPR Morning Edition, The New York Times and Making Sense with Sam Harris, each cited to the source.
Wilson Probably the best illustration of this would be church bells, yes. Minarets, no.
Fadel Why?
Wilson Because the public space would belong to Christ. So church bells can occupy the public space, but a minaret is a loudspeaker, a big call to prayer. Could Muslims pray to Allah? Yes. Could they gather together to pray to Allah? Yes.
Fadel But they should do it quietly and in their homes?
Wilson But they should recognize that they’re in a Christian country. And consequently, they should defer to that.
In my biblical republic, if Muslims were here — not citizens, but residents — if they were traveling merchants or whatever, and you had a number of Muslims in the same town and they wanted to get together and pray together, would that be a problem? No. Would they be allowed to build a minaret? No. Church bells? Yes.
Muslims and Hindus would be free to think what they think and pray the way they pray and gather together with other people, but there would be no minarets. Church bells, yes, but no minarets, because the public space belongs to Christ.
So, if we put a million Muslims down in the middle of Nebraska, you don't have additional Nebraskans, you have little Pakistan now, right? And that's what my concern is. So, in an ordinary situation where you didn't have open borders, I would say, "Yeah, mosques, certainly. Muslims could believe and teach as they are have they their convictions." Mosques, yes, minarets, no... Church bells are all right because the public space would belong to Jesus. Minarets, no, because the public space belongs to Jesus. So, but I believe in liberty of conscience, I believe in religious liberty, and there should be no persecution of Hindus, Jews, Muslims, unless their religion involves flying airplanes into skyscrapers, right? If they're jihadis.