Triangle Community stands against hate and bigotry: Please don’t remain silent to this tragic civil rights crisis. *Whereas the spirit of the constitution of the United States prohibits the Congress from interfering with the free exercise of religion. *And whereas our common enemy is radicalism and hate which is fueled by fear. *And whereas the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security has convened a hearing to investigate radicalism and extremism within the American Muslim alone, without concern for these phenomena among other faiths and groups and without concerns for further stigmatizing millions of blameless American citizens. *And whereas this has understandably caused both fear and anger within among our Muslim neighbors and fellow Americans. *And whereas other religious groups such as Jews, Latter Day Saints, and several Christian denominations have suffered from communal stereotypes because of the action of a few of their adherents. Therefore we, the undersigned concerned citizens, view with deep disapproval the actions of our Congress, its Committee on Homeland Security, and the chair of that committee, Representative Peter King of New York in singling out Muslim Americans and their religious institutions for investigation. We call upon the Congress to terminate the hearings, apologize to the Muslim American Community, and convene revised hearings to investigate all sources of extremist violence in America.