We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background, and if they believe in sharia, they should be deported," Gingrich said in a television interview, arguing, "Sharia is incompatible with western civilization. Gingrich set the tone for what is expected to be a raucous Republican convention by asserting that calling Islam a "religion of peace" is "bologna". ""If only we had truck regulation, then we wouldn't have problems like Nice because it is trucks that are dangerous. Conspiracy theorists in the right-wing regard him as a closet Muslim.Gingrich however said he would be glad to have as citizens modern Muslims who have given up sharia. "Let me start where I am coming from and let me be as blunt and direct as I can be — western civilization is in a war.

Source: Times of India July 15, 2016 16:11 UTC