London, November 17: A Republican politician has sparked religious fury by demanding all Muslims be forced out of the U.S. military.
Tennessee State Representative Rick Womick claimed serving Muslims posed a significant threat and needed to be kicked out of the armed forces because their religion commands them to lie.
Interviewed on Veteran’s Day by the Think Progress website he said: ‘Personally I don’t trust one Muslim in our military because they’re commanded to lie to us.
‘And if they really are a devout Muslim and follow the Quran and the and the Sunnah, then I feel threatened because they’re commanded to kill me.’
Mr Womick was attending the ‘Preserving Freedom Conference hosted by the controversial group, the Sharia Awareness Action Network.
Asked if he felt that serving Muslims should be ‘forced out’ he replied: ‘Absolutely yes.’
He later reasserted his opinions in an interview with the Murfreesboro Daily News adding: ‘Who are we at war with?
‘The only solution I see is that they not be allowed in the military.’
“He needs to be reminded that there are thousands of Muslims who serve and are serving (in the US military), and there are many of them who gave up their lives to preserve the freedom of this country and the freedom that he is enjoying,” Sbenaty said.
“Al Qaeda doesn’t believe in freedom of religion. They want to rule the world according to their views. And Womick wants to rule the United States according to his narrow vision,” he added.
–Agencies