"Ground Zero Mosque", Idiotic debate Options

[thefunkyredcaboose]

Anyone else think this whole debate is as asinine as I do? It isn't at Ground Zero and it isn't a Mosque.

Americans...

[sh4rpz]

Thanks for the info Sakhmet2.

I come from an Islamic background, and I can tell you that my 1st thoughts when I read about the proposed building and the site, was that it would just bring about a series of problems based on misinterpretation and misunderstanding.

I could understand what those involved in the development were trying to achieve, but I was still wary of the sensitivity which surrounded the context and the nature of the building (this was before you cleared up the fact that it is indeed not a mosque at all).

I have been made aware by friends, both Muslim and non-Muslim who live in NYC, that there are mosques already in the proximity of downtown Manhatten, so I questioned the need for a new one, let alone one at Ground Zero.

But now that you guys have cleared my understanding with some facts regarding this issue, I look on it differently. I did already agree with a lot of what has been said especially by funkyredcaboose, who has it nailed on the head.

I think it is important to educate and derive some kind of understanding amongst people who still see Islam as part of a terrorist regime. I think it is important to remember that all Muslims aren't terrorists. The article I posted above has some key quotes:

"I'm very much in favor of religious tolerance. I don't believe that the 19 people who flew those planes, and the people who supported them represent Islam," - http://abcnews.go.com/WN/president-obama-s...11401964&page=2

and

"Our enemies respect no freedom of religion. Al Qaeda's cause is not Islam -- it is a gross distortion of Islam," he said. "These are not religious leaders -- these are terrorists who murder innocent men, women and children. In fact, al Qaeda has killed more Muslims than people of any other religion -- and that list of victims includes innocent Muslims who were killed on 9/11."