Dan,
"Christmas is a national holiday. Name a belief other than Christianity whose most sacred day is a National Holiday."
Christmas is a federal holiday, but that does not make Christianity the state religion or require anyone to worship. Christmas has also become a cultural holiday celebrated by many people who are not practicing Christians. Christians themselves are not required to attend church, put up a tree or exchange presents.
Likewise, Muslims are free to worship in America. My objection is more specific. When a religious message is amplified into surrounding homes and neighborhoods, it must obey the same noise laws governing everyone else. Hearing the call to prayer does not make someone a participant, but people should not be forced to hear amplified religious broadcasts that violate local ordinances.
Should a Christian church be permitted to broadcast its Sunday morning sermon over outdoor loudspeakers into surrounding homes? Of course not. The same standard should apply to a mosque.
"So you believe a woman should decide whether she gets an abortion?"
I have answered this before. Yes. I thought reversing Roe v Wade was a mistake. I believe abortion is morally wrong, but from a secular legal standpoint, the government should leave that decision to the woman rather than impose my moral beliefs upon her. She must make that decision and live with its consequences.
"Can you show us a single current instance of Muslims getting MORE constitutional rights than you? Please be specific."
Did you listen to the video attached to this thread?
No group possesses more rights than provided by the Constitution. The concern is officials who sometimes protect or enforce those rights unequally.
The current Dearborn video contains allegations of unequal treatment and an attempt to impose Sharia Law .
One documented Dearborn example is Bible Believers v Wayne County. At Dearborn's 2012 Arab International Festival, a hostile crowd threw objects at Christian speakers. Law enforcement responded by ordering the speakers to leave under threat, instead of protecting their constitutional right to free speech. The Sixth Circuit ruled that officials had violated the Christians First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by permitting a hostile crowd to silence them.
That is not an allegation from a video. It is an actual finding by a federal court.
"Treating minorities like crap is never a good idea."
Have I suggested that Muslims should be treated like crap?
Muslims do not need to abandon their faith or private traditions. Like every other religious group, however, they may need to modify public traditions that conflict with existing laws or the rights of their neighbors.
Living in a free country without an established religion means that every faith receives the same protection, no faith receives governmental preference, or the right to impose its religious practices upon the surrounding community.
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It has to do with people work their tails off to buy a home and they want peace and quiet.
Gas powered leaf blowers should be banned.