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> Do you realize this is a man in Iranian prison

Probably one of the reasons he doesn’t know what’s going on with religious freedom and morality here in the States.

The ACLU is leading the effort to crush Christian religious expression, while Mohammedan religious expression enjoys all the benefits of religious freedom.

Freedom of speech is being crushed by Political Correctness.

And morality is basically in the sewer. Just compare modern TV, movie, and musical fare to that of 40 years ago.

Not to mention “Gay Pride” parades where sodomites prance about naked and practice their perverse sex acts in broad daylight for all to see. Including children.

My understanding is that religious freedom, particularly in relation to muslims has a long history in the U.S.

“In 1776, John Adams published “Thoughts on Government,” in which he praises the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a “sober inquirer after truth” alongside Confucius, Zoroaster, Socrates, and other “pagan and Christian” thinkers.”

Read more in the section “Religious Freedom” about the views of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States#cite_note-23 - (I know it’s wiki, but assertions in the link are well referenced to other more ‘bona fide’ external sources there.)

I also read/hear that most Arab & generally Muslim Americans, on domestic issues & social values, share much with the Republicans (the more Muslim you are, the likelier you are to identify with the Evangelical side of the Republican Party platform). Issues such as: abortion, right to bear arms, gambling, lower taxes, evolution, death penalty, homosexuality, and so on..

However, Party affiliation does not carry much weight with the Arab voter.

George W Bush, for example, received almost 80% of the Muslim vote in the 2000 Presidential election. However, his support among Muslims declined sharply by the 2004 election. (most likely because of new laws after 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq).

http://middleeast.about.com/od/usmideastpolicy/a/me080922.htm

As for the guy mentioned in the article, he won’t get anywhere by writing letters in Islamic Iran, which is ruled by an Islamic oligarchy & backed by Islamic Revolutionary Guards & Bassiji militia, with all the trimmings of Sharia law. A reason countries such as the U.S. have religious & other freedoms is because the Constitution of the U.S. (unlike Islamic Iran) is a Secular one. Moreover, the U.S. is a Democracy, not a theocracy. My impression from reading this article is that perhaps Nourizad wants an Islamic democracy. If so, he shouldn’t hold his breath.