Republican politicians are warning about the Islamization of America, which is spawning homegrown jihadists and recognition of Sharia law. But some are going too far, claiming that Muslims "don't belong in American society" and are "unable to assimilate."

Our leaders need to keep in mind that American Muslims are diverse in their thinking and lifestyles. Most feel pride in this country and willingly obey our legal system, not Sharia law.

The challenge is to defeat the Islamist threat while remaining true to the U.S. Constitution and our Western values of tolerance and pluralism. Don't let the enemy turn us into haters.

The campaign against Sharia law is reaching a fever pitch in Texas. That's no surprise. In the four counties surrounding Dallas/Fort Worth, mosques have surged over the past two decades and now number 108, serving about 200,000 Muslims.

At the Republican Midterm Convention earlier this month, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned that Sharia law is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to "fully ban Sharia law in Texas."

Cruz is right about Sharia's extreme provisions.

These tenets are found largely in the Quran, which instructs Muslims to conquer nonbelievers, something no other foundational text, such as the Bible, does. The Quran also calls for the subjugation of women, punishes homosexuality with death, and imposes........

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