Plans to build a Mosque at 911 'ground zero' site...

[SteamWake]

Who on earth thought this was a good idea? Regardless of your religious views or political standing.. this is just a bad bad idea.

Outraged family members and community groups are accusing a Muslim group of trying to rewrite history with its plans to build a 13-story mosque and cultural center just two blocks from Ground Zero, where Islamic extremists flew two planes into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/14...ilies-victims/

[Platapus]

It is two blocks away, in a building that currently has a mosque. So what exactly is the problem?

[razark]

Originally Posted by Platapus

So what exactly is the problem?

I think people's problem with it is that it is a mosque.

[SteamWake]

While ground zero is still a hole in the ground to erect a gleeming 13 story Mosque is just going to open old wounds.

[Platapus]

ahh them mooslums again. Verrry scary

Now I understand.

[Skybird]

As we have been told from 11th September on, Islam had nothing to do with it. Will you guys please finally dig it. Islam means peace, and according to Turkish prime minister Erdogan, Islam is simply unable to do any wrong and evil at all.

So why not building a mosque in the neighbourhood - and maybe an Islamic friendship centre right on top of Ground Zero? Be good sheep - believe the real truth, and obey.

"Nur die dümmsten Kälber wählen sich ihre Metzger selber."

[Safe-Keeper]

As we have been told from 11th September on, Islam had nothing to do with it. Will you guys please finally dig it. Islam means peace, and according to Turkish prime minister Erdogan, Islam is simply unable to do any wrong and evil at all.

[/silly trawman]

So why not building a mosque in the neighbourhood - and maybe an Islamic friendship centre right on top of Ground Zero? Be good sheep - believe the real truth, and obey.

That's it, you've gone into full-on conspiracy theorist mode.

[Rilder]

Of course if the christians wanted to build a church there, there would be no resistance at all.

I say we meet half way and build a Pagan Temple.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Rilder

Of course if the christians wanted to build a church there, there would be no resistance at all.

I say we meet half way and build a Pagan Temple.

I kind of like this idea !

[Safe-Keeper]

Of course if the christians wanted to build a church there, there would be no resistance at all.

I don't see the problem with a church two blocks away from where a terrorist attack happened to occur, no.

[Oberon]

I say build a ICBM silo there.

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I say build a ICBM silo there.

Shhhh... don't give them any ideas...

[Aramike]

As we have been told from 11th September on, Islam had nothing to do with it. Will you guys please finally dig it. Islam means peace, and according to Turkish prime minister Erdogan, Islam is simply unable to do any wrong and evil at all.

How could it do any wrong? It's a beautiful religion, we've been told.

Look, I don't see any good intellectual reason why this shouldn't happen, but let me ask you this: why is it that Muslims ALWAYS get a pass on sensitivity issues (especially from liberals), while Christians do not?

Think about it - if a bunch of Muslims objected to erecting a large Christian church for (insert reason here), what side do you think the left would fall on?

If this is offending so many people, why are the Muslims given that pass, when clearly Christians would not be?

Frankly, I personally don't think Islam should be recognized as a religion in any free nation, period, until the time in which it stops so blatantly attempting to supress the freedoms of their host nations. And before anyone attempts to cry about how it's only the extremists who behave like that, please read Islamic texts: the religion itself is extreme.

[Blood_splat]

Which is why they need to stay and practice their farked up religion where it is more suitable...like in the Middle East.

[Safe-Keeper]

Look, I don't see any good intellectual reason why this shouldn't happen, but let me ask you this: why is it that Muslims ALWAYS get a pass on sensitivity issues (especially from liberals), while Christians do not?

Whether or not Islam was behind 9/11 is not relevant to this discussion. Now, before you say anything, yes, I did hit "View post" for the OP and read his quote (mental note to self: spare yourself the bother in the future, he's just as bigoted towards Muslims as atheists) and no, unless someone is going to explicitly state that Islamists were not behind the 9/11 attacks, no one is "rewriting history" by building a mosque and cultural centre.

If I was to build a church and Christian cultural centre some distance away from the site of KKK lynchings, would that be wrong (not to mention "rewriting history"), too? How about a Japanese cultural centre within earshot of Pearl Harbour?

Frankly, I personally don't think Islam [and Christianity] should be recognized as [religions] in any free nation, period, until the time in which [they stop] so blatantly attempting to supress the freedoms of their host nations. And before anyone attempts to cry about how it's only the extremists who behave like that, please read [Islamic and Christian] texts: the religion itself is extreme.

Fixed that for you.

Oh, and no, I don't agree, that sounds a tad bit too extreme to me.

Which is why they need to stay and practice their farked up religion where it is more suitable...like in the Middle East.

I assume you're also of the opinion that the Roman Catholic Church and all the world's Catholics should take their religion back to Italy.

Oh, wait, your rhetoric applies only to people you don't like.