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toxic66 -> RE: Freedom of religion (8/30/2010 11:25:05 AM)
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By perpetuating the idea of hate towards those that practice Islam, we as a nation are eroding that which we stand for, and are perpetuating the same kind of blanket hatred that allowed Hitler to rise to power.
I think you assume an awful lot here. There are a small amount of people that may hate those that practice Islam, but that is not the reason most oppose the building of the Mosque. As someone that does oppose the Mosque I resent your accusations. No one is disputing their right to put the Mosque there. But just because you have the right to do something, does not mean that it is the right thing to do. Americans have been lectured on tolerance during this debate, but tolerance is a two way street. The builders of this Mosque must be tolerant of Americans and their feelings too. Not all Muslims are violent, but like it or not, the atrocity that was committed on 911 was done in the name of Islam. Therefore, many do not think it appropriate to build a Mosque that overlooks that site. Gov. Patterson has offered to find them land elsewhere; it is very telling that they have not jumped at that opportunity. They say that are trying to build bridges, but if the people you are trying to build bridges to are becoming upset by your actions, wouldn’t you back off and try to work with them? The fact they are not doing so is very interesting. It tells me they may not be so much about building bridges, and that they are not really interested in a Mosque so much as a Mosque located across from GZ. In the end it is less important what I think, or you think about it, what is important is what our enemy thinks about it. The jihadist websites are gleeful about this Mosque. They see it as a victory arch built right over the ashes of our dead. They see it as a great recruiting tool and already talk about how one day future jihadist can visit it to get inspiration before launching future attacks against us.
Last I would say to leftists, that it is possible to disagree with someone without impugning their motives. I don’t hate Muslims and I am not evil, you do not have to accuse me of such because I have real legitimate concerns about this Mosque. If the people who were building this had some compassion for the Americans against this and truly wanted outreach they would move the location of this Mosque, but that’s not going to happen is it?
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