The "Mosque" at "Ground Zero"

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<p>So i saw this facebook status that says "a mosque at ground zero is a symbol of victory to islamic terrorist and an insult to all Americans"</p>

<p>OMG RAGE</p>

<p>There are so many things wrong about that status.</p>

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<li>Its two blocks away from ground zero, not AT it. </li>
<li>Its a Muslim community center, not exactly a mosque </li>
<li>Its in a very small space in a burlington coat factory, whose commercials nobody likes</li>
<li>Muslims ARE americans</li>
<li>Almost all of Islam has nothing to do with terrorism</li>
<li>Should we not build churches near areas with KKK activity?</li>
<li>This - <a href="http://allamusing.com/post/962447502/thoughts-on-islamic-center-ny%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://allamusing.com/post/962447502/thoughts-on-islamic-center-ny&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li>
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<p>They have every right to build their building. Its probably not a good idea for them, but it still is their right.</p>

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<p>Aw shoot. Don’t tell us, tell them! You tell emmmm</p>

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<p>I agree with you. I don’t see anything wrong with them building a mosque. Though, I might deem it ironic.</p>

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<p>Although I don’t remember the article completely, I’m pretty sure you just summarized the recent Cracked article on the topic.</p>

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<li>Mosques are built by brown people who are different from us and are therefore our enemies.</li>
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<p>Logic be damned!</p>

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<p>Agree that there’s no reason to not allow the mosque to be built there. Although it’s a sensitive matter… the reaction is expected</p>

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<p>^^Amen! Down with logic! Up with white supremacy!</p>

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<p>I hate that their gonna build it there. It’s right next to where the 9/11 attacks happened. NYC is a huge place, why build it there? There are so many places for it to be built, but its like a slap in the place for it to be built there. I and so are many New Yorkers are against it.</p>

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<p>Clearly, it’s a bad idea to build it where they want to build it, but they should be able to put it there nonetheless.</p>

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<p>The country is divided over this. </p>

<p>The terrorists wanted to divide America. </p>

<p>So those who are calling this a “victory mosque” are right in many ways. The terrorists have won in dividing our country. </p>

<p>The mosque has every right to be there. If you could build a church there, you can build a mosque there. Freedom of religion. End of story.</p>

<p>And for those who call it a “slap in the face” of New Yorkers- whatever. I think those who are fighting against it are slapping me and everyone else who has lost a loved one in war in the face. Our soldiers die for our right to live in a diverse and free society. Honor them by honoring what they fought for. They fought for equality and a united country.</p>

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<p>Quick summary of my perspective: <a href=“http://i.imgur.com/3H4RR.jpg[/url]”>http://i.imgur.com/3H4RR.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^That’s the same as point #7.</p>

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<p>It’s a community center, yet the chief opponent has said “They’re building a mosque to their martyrs.” Fairly deceiving.</p>

<p>As for how some people are offended, I’d ask why. Islam did not attack America, a group of men who wanted US troops out of the Middle East (i.e. bases in Saudi Arabia, which infuriated Bin Laden), so they attacked a center for international trade, as well as a center for orchestrating US military operations. People have just become so xenophobic towards Muslims because they comprise a small portion of the US population. If the people who attacked were Catholics, I don’t think there’d be hate towards 25% of the country.</p>

<p>I don’t think it’s a bad idea to build a community center affiliated with the Islamic faith blocks away from where the attacks took place. There are probably many Muslims in the vicinity who would like to go to a community center with others of their religion. The builders likely cannot find another suitable location to serve this population. Even saying that it is a bad idea is like saying that there is an area of America where people of a certain religion are not welcome, where they ought not go, and where they certainly shouldn’t meet in groups. Yes, the men who attacked the US were Muslim, but so are 1.5 billion other people.</p>

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<p>This is one of the reasons religion should be stopped. It does nothing but divide us.</p>

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<p>Religion does not divide us. Ignorance divides us.</p>

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<p>In this case, it is the disdain for a religion that divides us. And toxic93, that was a very divisive statement.</p>

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<p>^^I read an interesting thing in history class that most Muslim immigrants don’t undergo a process of “assimilation” as other immigrants do, making them more of a inhabitant of america than a “true” american. This is just a huge generalization though. The article was about the mass migration of Muslims to Britain though. </p>

<p>Just an interesting point. Nothing really pertinent to this issue</p>

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<p>You’re making the attackers’ mentalities sound purely secular, which they were not.</p>

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<p>“bad idea” does not imply “ought not go,” but I would agree with the “are not welcome” phrase, as evidenced by the controversy. Now, the unstated subject of that passive phrase should, of course, not be the government.</p>

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<p>@RAlec- </p>

<p>How exactly does one measure assimilation? How does one define an “American” or a “Britian”??</p>

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<p>With the very careful use of a well-calibrated assimilameter.</p>