Bill Haslam Quotes

I do not think a Muslim ban is in our country's interest.

Our culture is a very diverse one, and I think now it is incredibly dangerous and very wrong to persecute Muslims and say there is something wrong with being a Muslim.

I don't think we should ever ban anyone based on their religion. That is un-American. It is not good. What the president is doing, everybody needs to realize that what he's doing is saying, 'Let's take a step back. Let's temporarily pause.'

Rhetoric that vilifies American Muslims is counter to our efforts. It's a setback to our Homeland Security efforts.

I don't think it's safe to allow anybody from the Middle East into this country.

It's been our experience that any time a Muslim community anywhere seeks to expand or establish a mosque or some other kind of institution, there will be some type of opposition, when you scratch the surface, often there is a tremendous level of bigotry and stereotyping in the opposition.

I try to attack all races and creeds, except the Irish. Clearly they are closest to the angels and don't deserve abuse. But the others have it coming.

No one is attacking Islam, as such. We accept that there is a large French-born Islamic population in France who have a right to be here. The FN is not a racist or Islamophobic party.

Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.

Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.

You can talk about and think about Muslims as you want, but you can't stop Muslims from building a mosque. You can hate Muslims from the comfort of your house or publicly, but when that becomes stopping Muslims from building a mosque or worshipping, then we are crossing the line into something else.

The idea that somehow or other you can deal with all the problems in the world by banning a particular religious group from entering the U.S.A. is offensive and absurd.

Just turn the sheriff loose and have him arrest every Muslim that crosses the state line

We consider anti-Semitism as a crime against humanity. At the same time we must consider Islamaphobia as a crime against humanity.

Immigration was fine until the wretched Muslims came.

Islamophobia is nothing more than xenophobia against a particular group…. Criticizing Islam however is a theological debate. The concept of Islamophobia was hijacked by some extremists however to attack all theological criticism of Islam as Islamophobia. It only arises to Islamophobia when there is advocacy of denial of rights or physical or economic harm to Moslems.

Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. are offensive and unconstitutional.

I don't think that 60-70 percent of working-class white voters would have supported a Muslim ban before Donald Trump said something about a Muslim ban.

I am one of the first political leaders officially declaring that anti-Semitism is a crime. I expect an official declaration that Islamophobia is a crime against humanity as well.

What would people say if I had only asked to ban Muslim clothing? They would burn me as a Muslim hater.

The U.S. should prohibit perpetrators and supporters of Islamist brutality from entering the country while embracing advocates for religious freedom. End of story.

I'm not anti-Muslim; I'm not anti-immigration.

I said I reject any form of bigotry, bigotry of all kinds.

The power of Political Correctness is demonstrated by the entire political establishment coming to the defense of open immigration from Muslim-majority nations.

President Kennedy's election was such an enlargement. It expanded religious freedom to include the highest office in the land. President Kennedy's administration was such an enlargement. It advanced the day when the bars of intolerance against all minority groups will be lifted, not only for the presidency, but for all aspects of our national life.