Ben Carson Responds To Accusations About His Views On Islam [VIDEO] According to recent report, the chairman of the Staten Island Libertarian Party was just crushed by presidential candidate Ben Carson when he publicly challenged him on his views about Islam. Hesham El-Meligy was pushing a controversial comment Carson made on CNNs Jake Tappers State of the Union in September. He thought he had Carson cornered when he held up a pocket copy of the United States Constitution and citing Article 6, Section 3. It says, No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States, he read. Thats very easy to reconcile actually, Carson replied, almost instantly. If you go back to what I said, I said I would not want a Muslim who accepted all the precepts of Islam including Sharia. You have to reject the tenets of Islam, Carson said at the time, when he was asked whether he believed a Muslim could be president. Yes, you have to. Watch the interaction below and tell us what you think. Do you support Carson? 