Ground Zero Mosque

[ADDirishboy]

I think it's ridiculous that people are throwing a large group of people into the same pot. Just because they happen to follow the same religion, does not mean they have the same beliefs. I would never throw Christians under the same light as those pigs at Westboro Baptist.

Terrorists are terrorists because of their actions. Not because of their religion. Its not like we haven't had Christian terrorsts as well. That they justify it with religion is like saying christians support racism because the KKK supports their beliefs about race using the bible. The bible is full of things that can be and has been grossly misinterpreted to justify a means. Hell, different subsets of Christianity exist because of varying interpretations.

Exactly. People seem to forget that. Do all Catholics support what happened during the Crusades? No. Just like like how not all Muslim's supported the happenings of 9/11.

I wonder if there would be nealry this much press if it was a christian church that was going to be there instead. Based on replies here and videos of some of the people who are protesting this, I doubt it.

I agree. I don't think this would have been getting nearly as much flak if it were Christians putting something up, and I think that's wrong as well. People are arguing that we would essentially be building a "terrorlst recruitment center", which is just plain stupid. I completely disagree with that line of thought.

Another reason I think no building of any sort except a memorial should be put up: we wouldn't be having a debate on who's a terrorlst and who's not, only where a statue could go.

[wingFeather]

Pope thinking he is an Emperor.

Pope was not really a pope. Government controlled religion...

[Eikon]

I'm locking this thread.. WAY too much religion being brought into this topic, and that is against a major forum rule.

In case anyone has forgotten that rule: We stay away from topics that revolve around religion because it is a topic that is far too personal, far too prejudiced, and much too easy to be insulted or insult others about. In order to keep things happy and civil and mature, we will all do our best to keep religion out of our discussions in this forum.

[AZhitman]

To tack this on, because I can:

That Muslims can build a mosque at the WTC tells you everything about America. That they WILL build it, tells you everything about Islam.
-Dennis Miller

[C-Kwik]

To tack this on, because I can:

That Muslims can build a mosque at the WTC tells you everything about America. That they WILL build it, tells you everything about Islam.
-Dennis Miller

[szh]

We say here, in many other threads, that moderate Muslim leaders should speak out against terrorism, fanaticism, etc.

And, yes, I agree entirely with that.

So, why get upset when a moderate Muslim leader does indeed do just that? Particularly someone who tries to create a dialog between faiths to help improve the situation.

Here: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article ... ine-bottom is the story on the person trying to do the right thing.

A sidebar comment ... the article also mentions:

(Ironically, Islam's roots in New York City are in the area around the site of the World Trade Center, and they predate the Twin Towers: in the late 19th century, a portion of lower Manhattan was known as Little Syria and was inhabited by Arab immigrants — Muslims and Christians — from the Ottoman Empire.)

Z

[szh]

Oops, I did not notice that the thread was locked. Sorry about that - to people who cannot respond. However, please do go read the link in my prior port ...

Z