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Ben Carson Doesn't Agree With Having A Muslim President, Everybody Else Would Appear To Disagree

Ben Carson Sparks 7 Ways You Can Stop A Muslim Becoming President...
Eve Hartley
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Ben Carson, currently polling second in the race to be the Republican presidential candidate, made controversial remarks on Sunday, stating he “absolutely would not agree” with a Muslim entering the White House.

He did, however, say that he was OK in some circumstances with a Muslim person being in Congress.

Needless to say his comments sparked an immediate response, with #HowToStopAMuslimPresident devoted to only the best ways to stop a Muslim president:

How To Stop A Muslim President
One person brought up the Islamic prayer schedule...(01 of07)
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Traditionally Muslims are called to prayer at the mosque five times a day...
This user brought up the constitution (02 of07)
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The Bill of Rights guarantees individuals certain basic protections as citizens, including freedom of speech, religion and the press.
And continued to ban all the beards (sorry hipster hopefuls)(03 of07)
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But really it's all about the shoes, THE SHOES (04 of07)
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It is considered disrespectful to step on prayer mats with shoes.
This one is a little expensive(05 of07)
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One guy even mentioned THAT clock(06 of07)
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14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed brought to school a beeping, strange-looking homemade concealed device that turned out to be a clock.
And well, this guy was kind of missing the point(07 of07)
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To put the Republican's views in context,Carson's record includes stating that prison sex proves homosexuality is a choice and that the best way to understand the administration of President Obama is to read Mein Kampf.

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