I'm sorry, but there was just too much news today.
Did you know that on September 11, 2001, when terrorists flew planes into the the Twin Towers of the Word Trade Center, there were two mosques in those towers - one in each tower? I didn't know that until today.
One can imagine that some of the American Muslims who died that day in those towers might have been praying in one or both of those mosques at the moment of their deaths.
It is alleged that the "Ground Zero" mosque, as it is so incorrectly called (it is not located on any of the tracts that had destroyed buildings from the attacks), is planned to be built on "sacred" ground. Did you know that, on the same block where the Muslim place of worship is planned, there exist today strip clubs and betting parlors?
Sacred ground, you say? Hmmm.
"Woe unto you, scribes and pharisees! Hypocrites!" - Jesus of Nazareth
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I checked out the block on google ground view and did not find any of what you say on the block. Where did you get your info.
ReplyDeleteThat's a legitimate question, and I ought to be able to provide citations, but I can't.
ReplyDeleteAssuming you are talking about the strip clubs and betting establishments, I have heard it several times, including having read it in the newspaper and heard it on both television and radio news interviews.
I heard the information about the mosques in the actual towers on one television news program. You would not, of course, be able to see those on Google or any other way, since they were inside the towers which were destroyed.
Nonetheless, you are correct to question the information when I can't provide you with references to my sources.
As far as it being built "publicly," it is hard to build a building in Manhattan secretly. I never heard of it until the opponents started complaining, so, from my perspective, it seems that the ones who drug it out in public were the opponents, not the builders.
ReplyDeleteBut, I am curious. If you think it is inappropriate to build it "near" "ground zero," how far away would you think might be appropriate? Whatever that is, is that also the appropriate distance to build Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu sites of worship? And, if not, how do you explain the difference?
Is it because you think the terrorists' belief system and the average American Muslim's belief system are the same? Would you apply that same standard to all the various different Christian belief systems?
For example: Is it okay with you for Muslims around the world to be outraged at all Christians because a Christian pastor at a small church in Florida decides to lead his congregation in burning Korans?
If not, why would it be okay for us to be outraged at all Muslims because a very small group of Muslims decided to commit terrorism on American soil?
And, what do you do with memory of the many Muslims who died in the World Trade towers the day they fell, including some of the first-responders?
Be careful.