Islam is not a peaceful religion. It never has been and those who would say it is are either lying or are not educated. I do not have all of the answers, but I know this; It is not the Arab that we must fear. Nor, the Jew. Nor, the Pakistani. And, so on.
What we must protect our families and our country from is the belief that what we are, what we believe in, and the values that our nation was built on are wrong and that somehow we should be ashamed of the freedoms and blessing that we live everyday.

Here is a link to a video that shows the contrast that others have to live with everyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoVOT2YBKiY