national security has been. as we approach new year s and inauguration day, we wonder if what we saw there, if it s coming here or more of it based on recent attacks that we have seen. it makes you wonder what the terror threat is today in the united states. they re responding specifically here at the berlin attack and others that it should be pointed out that have been thwarted by german authorities, but this is what the islamic state wants. they want individuals who have radicalized on their own to use everyday items, knives, trucks, whatever they can do cause mass casualtyรง attacks in the west, against perceived enemies of islam in america and around the world. this is going to continue on. it s difficult to stop these kinds of attacks which is why isis is pushing for them. and we re in a heightened threat season because they ve been
from campus unfortunately it seems to be getting more and more intense every year. in this case it s a little weird since she alley stands for things that you think would be in favor of. the emancipation of women in the islamic world. she is against genital mutilation. she is for girls going to school. these are hardly reactionary positions. right. i mean, and if you look for sort of a coherence in the point of the people want speakers to be disinvited, you can t find it in a lot of different cases. really, i think this is the ultimate result of campuses telling students they have a right not ton offended. they don t have to it doesn t have to make any sense. what is so strike something that instead of make a counter case, they just have trying to make these people be quiet and go away. wouldn t this be a great opportunity to have a public debate over, i don t know, the role of islam in america? they don t want that, do they? absolutely. i wrote a book called
exclusive interview with msnbc s rachel maddow. 25% of our caucus is new, women and minorities, 50% women and minorities and lbgt community folks. there is something very important in having other thinking whether it s gender, whether it s ethnic, whether it s regional, whether it s generational, to have a mixture of thinking at the table. it makes the product better but also gives people hope outside who say, there is somebody there who understands my aspirations, my challenges. you can also add religion to the list with some significant firsts. the first buddhist senator, the only nontheist believing in the absence or rejection of god is in the house, and the first hindu and only unitarian universalist. joining me now is democratic congressman keith ellison of minnesota. representative, always good to see you here. thank you. glad to be on. you know, as many know you were the first muslim elected to congress yet islam in america
they can claim religion all they want. but it don t mean you re going to come in here and do this in rutherford county. it s my right as an american citizen, to have a place of worship. murfeesboro is kind of a small-big town. it s a beautiful place where a family can live and grow and be a part of a community. very loving community. we love murfeesboro, and we love it for the most part, the way it is, and the way it has been. it doesn t matter what religion you are or what race you are, whatever, the people here are so welcoming. talk to the residents of people of murfeesboro, tennessee and they will tell you the strength of their city lies in its close-knit community and strong religious faith. the city has 104,000 people. more than 140 churches and one mosque. for decades, muslims have lived and prayed alongside their neighbors. but in june 2010, their place in the community was questioned, exposing a growing fear of islam in america, ten years after the atta
they want. but it don t mean you re going to come in here and do this in rutherford county. it s my right as an american citizen, to have a place of worshi worship. murfeesboro is kind of a small-big town. it s a beautiful place where a family can live and grow and be a part of a community. very loving community. we love murfeesboro, and we love it for the most part, the way it is, and the way it has bee been. it doesn t matter what religion you are or what race you are, whatever, the people here are so welcoming. talk to the residents of people of murfeesboro, tennessee and they will tell you the strength of their city lies in its close-knit community and strong religious faith. the city has 104,000 people. more than 140 churches. and one mosque. for decades, muslims have lived and prayed alongside their neighbors. but in june 2010, their place in the community was questioned, exposing a growing fear of islam in america, ten years after the attacks of 9/11. we