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Editors’ Note: One of our most cherished concepts in the West is freedom of religious practice. As Professor Saad points out in this critical video, a misunderstanding of this concept is paralyzing the West as it attempts to deal with a vigorous and ascendant Islam. Yes, in the US, individual Muslims should be free to practice their religion in peace and safety. Still, they have no right to impose those beliefs on others through Sharia law, holding up traffic during prayers, and subjecting others to their broadcast of public prayers, or other attempts to establish dominance over other religions or people without religion. They cannot use force or intimidation in our country. As the saying goes, your right to swing your arm stops when it touches my nose. In America, Islam must allow other religions also to flourish to uphold the idea of freedom of religion. It is a two-way street. Moreover, part of the exercise of freedom of religion is the right to object to and criticize others’ religious practices.  Monty Python can satirize Christianity without being in danger.  A cartoonist who offends Muslims in France is murdered. As long as it is just words, and not actions, a free society should be able to discuss spiritual matters and even joke about them. Through that dialogue and education, people have the freedom to choose what faith or doctrines they will adopt. Today, however, the left wants to stop all criticism of Islam by labeling it Islamophobia and hate speech. It isn’t. It is free speech, exercised by others in the pursuit of their right to practice their religion. Freedom of religion does not cover just one faith. That is what is so stupid about the Co-Exist bumper sticker. Only one religion is using violence, and only one demands that it should be the only one practiced. Which religion is the offender?