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Discuss whether the Islamic church being built in New York near the happening of 9/11 should be built or not.

it goes beyond any of that though.

look, in my opinion, they should have realized they were gonna be met with hatred and bigotry when they made these plans, and that any hope of that Mosque being a symbol of Peace and Love between religions would be naieve at best.

that said, now that they HAVE made these decision, it is simply a matter of Civil Rights. it is, by teh First Amendment, their Right to built it their, and nobody can stop them, or SHOULD stop them! they have a RIGHT to build it there!

the arguments against it being built are nothing more than christian people being upset that an Islamic symbol is being built next to a site that was bombed by terrorists in the name of Islam. reverend canter litterally admitted that these people have the right and that it would be unamerican to deny them this right "but come on", as he put it. that was his argument against it being built.

this doesn't even need to be debated, it's an UNALIENABLE RIGHT.

it doesn't matter what the majority thinks in this case, because it's a matter of Constitutional Rights. same as desegregating the Military, same as Women Votes, it's unAmerican to deny these people their right to Religious Freedom, and to build where they have all th eright.

i believe in the American values of Liberty, Equality, and Justice. and i intend to uphold them, and to remind others to do th esame.

:nods.: part of my point was that it was incredibly unwise of them to do it. still, it's their right. yeh, americans will take offense at it, and admittedly it's understandable.

the initial reactions of hatred and warmongering revenge at the actual happening of 9/11 were not understandable, they were simply hateful xenophobic reactions. but given what has transpired, to build a Mosque on the site is in fact more than a little insensitive to the emotions of american people, Muslim or not.

while i understand that they had good intentions, i still say that those intentions were naieve and not well thought-out.

regardless, they have every right to build. i know i am being repetitive, but it's all that needs be said. and it seems to be needed to be said alot.

What I heard on the Daily Show:

1. It's not a mosque, it's an islamic cultural center.
2. It's being built in an old coat factory.
3. It's being built 2 blocks away from ground zero, not at ground zero.

It's not as big of a deal as some would like to say.

EXACTLY! At first, I was not for this Mosque being built because as media tells us, i thought it would be AT ground Zero. I feel nothing should ever be built there.

When i found out the exact location, the old Burlington Coat factory, I felt this was -yet another- attempt at blocking Mosques from being built.

It's going to be for the whole community.
ITS GOING TO HAVE A POOL PEOPLE wahmbulance

Just one thing: These people have lost friends and family. Because of extremists. Whose reason is their religion.

Yes, those people were practicing their religion wrong, but I don't think it's entirely outrageous for people who have lost someone to that, especially if they're still grieving, to be offended by this. It takes an incredible amount of maturity to forgive, even after years.

This is from the link I posted: "That is a burial ground," said retired FDNY Deputy Chief Al Santora, referring to the fact that victims' remains were scattered for blocks.

If it was anything else in that old Coat Factory building, no one would care.