You haven’t yet demonstrated that it’s not a religion. That Islam contains political components doesn’t mean it’s not a religion Judaism contains political components including laws it’s adherents are expected to follow. So does the LDS Church. Beliefs that a particular political system, different than our own, are allowed in the USA, even in houses of worship. There’s nothing in the Constitution about what beliefs aren’t allowed. The government deciding to close houses of worship by fiat is not only unconstitutional, it’s a dangerous, slippery slope.
Even beyond religion, there’s freedom of association. Muslims building a place to gather with other Muslims is exercising their freedom of association.
Beyond that, closing mosques will only drive the potentially dangerous dialog to the equivalent of house churches, the internet or encrypted aps. Radicalization by YouTube videos is common. Being out in the open is far better for monitoring purposes.
As soon as we start infringing on Constitutional freedoms, the jihadis win because we’re becoming more like them: defining what religions and religious actions are OK, and who can get together with whom and have conversations about which topics. Are there limits? Of course, but saying a religion believes in a theocracy therefore its houses of worship should be closed down is nonsensical.
Communists, socialists, and anarchists are allowed to peaceably assemble and discuss how they want to change our government. So are Baptists.
Islam is certainly a danger. The threat is not only the havoc jihadis wreak, but also in the Constitutional protections politicians decide to ignore in the name of trying to stop them.
It's a totalitarian form of government cloaked in religious terms.
You obviously know nothing about islam. They have a foothold situation in the US. If you don't know what that is, they do and they've been doing it for 1400 years. They infiltrate and then take over. And people like you let them. It's called "hijrah" and there's a keyword on FR.
I'm done with you.
Islam is not a religion. It's a political ideology. A totalitarian ideology not unlike Nazi Fascism. They have been at war against all non-Islam nations since their beginning. Their goal is world conquest and domination. Always has been. Immigrate, infiltrate, invade, hostile takeover. They;ve done it in the middle east, Africa, Asia, Europe and they’re now infiltrating into America. The Mosques are armories, military headquarters, command and communications centers.