As the U.S. Senate prepares for a hearing tomorrow on anti-Muslim discrimination, some readers of USA TODAY wonder whether such a session unfairly targets a religion or is even a good use of Congress' time.  Here's a sample of what USA TODAY readers are saying online:  Why is Washington wasting our time and money???? ...Worrying about bullying is a joke! -- oldqb  When a brand of a 'religion' becomes more than just a 'faith' and becomes a violent 'Theory of Action' (like Communism) that Saudi 'Petro-Islam' advances, it becomes a danger to the safety of the free world. ...and that we dare not take lightly." -- Razorr  "Congress has no business investigating any religion. We have the 1st amendment to protect us from this. Today Islam, tomorrow it could be Christians or Jews. -- Pits and McGoo  I work with several good Muslim colleagues and, like anyone else, they work hard, make a living, and go home. -- redishblue  Our colleague Kelly Kennedy reported today that Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., will host Tuesday's hearing on anti-Muslim bigotry in part to emphasize the Constitution's freedom of religion protection. Durbin, the assistant Senate majority leader, is chairman of the Senate's Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights panel.  Durbin is clear his session is not intended as a response to a controversial hearing this month in the U.S. House, chaired by New York GOP Rep. Pete King, on the radicalization of Islam and the terror threat that poses to Americans.  Tell us what you think: Will the Senate's hearing help or hurt people in the USA who believe in Islam?  To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor  . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to  . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to
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