\u201cWoman like Donald Trump because safety and security is important to them,\u201d she tells me later, after the convention. For Morgan, the true threat to America isn\u2019t Muslim extremism, it\u2019s Islam itself. \u201cWhat do you say about a religion where, if you\u2019re devout enough, you want to kill people? Islam isn\u2019t a religion. It\u2019s a theocracy, and it has no place in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like some other notable Trump supporters, Morgan hopes to use this \u201cIslam is not a religion\u201d argument as a Hail Mary legal strategy to thread the religious liberty needle. If the very act of being Muslim is cleaved from any notions of faith, they reason, then there can be no first amendment protections. If Islam is not a religion, then a Muslim family living in your neighborhood is no different than a crack house or strip club. They\u2019re just a seductive, pernicious danger to be legislated away by the God-fearing. To most registered women voters, these views are beyond extreme. But to most of the women passionate about the Donald, Morgan is preaching to the choir.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe women who support Donald Trump care first and foremost about their family\u2019s safety,\u201d Melissa Deckman explained to me the week before I left for Cleveland. Deckman is Chair of the Political Science Department at Washington College, and the author of the book Tea Party Women: Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders, and the Changing Face of the American Right. \u201cThey see immigrants and Muslims extremists as very real threats, and they\u2019re looking for someone to protect them. What\u2019s more, they correctly perceive that there their country is changing, and they see that as a threat.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Stars, Stripes, & Selfies: The Women Who Love Donald Trump \u2013 R. Tod Kelly<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWoman like Donald Trump because safety and security is important to them,\u201d she tells me later, after the convention. For Morgan, the true threat to America isn\u2019t Muslim extremism, it\u2019s Islam itself. \u201cWhat do you say about a religion where, if you\u2019re devout enough, you want to kill people? Islam isn\u2019t a religion. It\u2019s a theocracy, and it has no place in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like some other notable Trump supporters, Morgan hopes to use this \u201cIslam is not a religion\u201d argument as a Hail Mary legal strategy to thread the religious liberty needle. If the very act of being Muslim is cleaved from any notions of faith, they reason, then there can be no first amendment protections. If Islam is not a religion, then a Muslim family living in your neighborhood is no different than a crack house or strip club. They\u2019re just a seductive, pernicious danger to be legislated away by the God-fearing. To most registered women voters, these views are beyond extreme. But to most of the women passionate about the Donald, Morgan is preaching to the choir.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe women who support Donald Trump care first and foremost about their family\u2019s safety,\u201d Melissa Deckman explained to me the week before I left for Cleveland. Deckman is Chair of the Political Science Department at Washington College, and the author of the book Tea Party Women: Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders, and the Changing Face of the American Right. \u201cThey see immigrants and Muslims extremists as very real threats, and they\u2019re looking for someone to protect them. What\u2019s more, they correctly perceive that there their country is changing, and they see that as a threat.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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