Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Somewhere within all of the politically correct/incorrect banter involving Donald Trump’s comment about imposing a temporary ban on Muslim immigration, it would be instructive to acknowledge that radical Muslims selectively choose verses of the Quran to justify their terrorist efforts.

These verses are quite explicit and include warfare against enemies, the conduct of military expeditions and even the distribution of the spoils of war. I refer to 

Q 4:89, Q 9:36 and the authority most often cited for jihad, the Verse of the Sword, Q 9:5.

One need not be a theology major to note the extreme conflicts posed by Islam to the tenets of Christianity, western law and civilization.

No doubt, Mr. Trump’s comments were politically incorrect. Perhaps even outrageous. Unfortunately, we live in an era where the truth of a matter is often shunted aside when it is deemed by some to be politically incorrect or offensive. Truth, by its very nature, tends t...