Debunking 4 Myths About Muslim Americans

                              Myth #3: “You cannot be a good American and a devout Muslim”

Fact: Most Muslim Americans don’t feel they need to choose between being a “good American” and a devout Muslim.

Quoting a Pew research study, the above-mentioned ADL article finds that majority of Muslim don’t feel conflicted when it comes to patriotism and their faith. This is at par with similar feelings expressed by Christians.

Muslim Americans are equally as likely to identify with their faith as they do with the United States; 69% identify strongly with the U.S. and 65% identify with their religion. A 2013 Pew study found that most Muslim-Americans (63%) say there is no inherent tension between being devout and living in a modern society; as a point of comparison 64% of American Christians felt that way.