COUNTER JIHAD
Illinois To Create Official State Government Muslim Council?
by Bruce Cornibe
July 7, 2016

At the end of an especially bloody month of Ramadan, which included the worst terror attack in America since 9/11, some politicians and lawmakers feel the solution is to give Muslim community more of a voice in government.  The state government of Illinois currently has legislation pending the approval of Governor Bruce Rauner that would give Illinois a permanent 21 member Muslim-American Advisory Council.  The Chicago Tribune describes the uniqueness of the measure by saying, “…Illinois could become the first state with a law on the books that gives Muslims a formal voice in government.”…This special status for a religious group is surprising in a country that bars an official state religion. READ MORE