How the hell is two blocks away far?
A block is the space between two parallel streets. Put this into the context of New York City (more specifically, Lower Manhattan), and then double it. It's quite a distance.
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How the hell is two blocks away far?
If some one is against the mosque, there prejudice.
nuff said.
Yes, they have the right, but it is in extremely poor taste.
I'm absolutely against building a mosque.
Yes, they have the right, but it is in extremely poor taste.
And why is there such secrecy as to where the funding is coming from?
The man wanting the mosque built is very suspicious. He has refused to call Hamas a terrorist group
and he believes in Sharia law.
We need to be wary of his motivations
his financial support
and his reasoning.
WHY there?
Sarah Palin said, "They have the right, but should they?" I have to agree with that entirely.
It can't be that hard to find space in NYC, and I'm sure this was the ONLY spot available, right? It's not the mosque itself, it's the man behind it.Is it now? Building a mosque (cultural center, really, but I'm not sure what the difference is so I'll humor you) two blocks away from Ground Zero, in such a place where it's not even visible from G0, for moderate Muslims who didn't do anything wrong, to practice the religious freedom the Constitution guarantees them, in New York City where I must remind you it's not exactly easy to find places to build ****, on a location where the former building was damaged by the attacks, when there is already another mosque four blocks away from G0 which nobody seems to give a **** about... is in bad taste?
Lets take a look at the man's beliefs:Since when must someone be forced to reveal everybody that's helping to fund what he's doing? "THIS GUY BUILDING A CHURCH IN OKLAHOMA CITY WON'T DIVULGE HIS BENEFACTORS TO THE REPORTERS HOUNDING HIS EVERY STEP, HE MUST BE GETTING THOSE FUNDS FROM GUYS LIKE TIMOTHY MCVEIGH"
http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/...t-sends-mosque-imam-to-mideast/#ixzz0wDzOFUQ5One, source please, and two, so what? What exactly do you think his building a mosque will accomplish in terms of furthering terrorist activities, if you're so concerned that he's one of them (or supporting them)? Do you think they'll use it as a meeting place or something?
Rauf has emerged as a controversial figure because of his refusal to acknowledge Hamas as a terrorist organization, which is how the U.S. government classifies the group. The imam also has been quoted as saying U.S. foreign policy was in part responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,593329,00.htmlOne, source please, and two, again, religious freedom. I personally don't care what you believe as long as you keep it the hell out of my face and my government. If this guy were gunning for the presidency, then yeah, that would be a bigger deal, but no. He's building a house of worship (or an Islam cultural center, whatever you wanna call it). I hardly think that's anything his personal views on Sharia law will affect, unless you suggest he's going to use it as a base of operations to do terrorist stuff on the U.S. or something.
You know, there's a point where people need to stop saying "religious freedom." In every way, shape, and form, Sharia needs to be discouraged. Without discouraging such radical beliefs, it creeps its way into a society. Take a look at what is going on in Europe, with the Islamic surge of the past decade. More and more radicals have crept in and are trying to change the law system to suit their beliefs. All religions have radical extremism, but not too many have reached the level Islamic extremism has done.Now in a book published back in 2004, "What Is Right With Islam," Feisal Abdul Rauf, he wrote of his fondness for Sharia Law and his belief that the U.S. can accommodate it. He argued, quote, that "the American political structure is Sharia compliant," continuing, quote, "For America to score even higher on the 'Islamic' or 'Sharia' compliance scale, America would need to do two things: invite the voices of all religions to join the dialogue in shaping the nation's practical life, and allow religious communities more leeway to judge among themselves according to their own laws."
I realize that.Also, important: Hamas didn't cause 9/11.
That's a fairly bad argument. It's NYC, not Tokyo. There are places to build a mosque.Because it's freaking New York City. Do you seriously think there's a lot of empty lots for someone to build that mosque in?
Now, to condense because I hate replying quote by quote: The man has refused to label Hamas as a terrorist group, he beleives the US in part brought on 9/11, he has no problem with Sharia law, and he will not discolose funding? Can somebody please tell me how in God's name this man is a peaceful Muslim? He believes everything that a radical would, and now he wants to build a mosque right next to a spot that was destroyed in the name of radical Islam? I find nothing peaceful about that, and it certainly does not send a message of moderate Islam. Who is funding this mosque should be in question when you look at the man behind all of this. If a moderate Muslim wanted to do this, and wanted to bring the community together, fine. But when you factor in the location WITH the man behind it...there's something wrong with it. It's almost as if he is directly trying to incite anger with the 9/11 community. This is certainly not a matter of "space" and America should never cave to radical Islamists in any way.
What? What does that have to do with anything?What? You quoting FOX News? Or anyone in general quoting FOX News? Okay, next time there's a debate on how awful conservatives are, I'll quote MSNBC.
Uh, no, don't put words into my mouth. Hamas is a terrorist group who wants Israel destroyed. Anyone with common sense would know they're a dangerous terrorist group. How can anyone say, "Oh, so what?" It's a terrorist group, and when someone who wants to build a mosque on such a sensitive site believes in Sharia and does not refute Hamas, there's no problem with that?!So he's radical because he doesn't agree with everything the US Govt. says? So what if he doesn't think Hamas is a terrorist group? Am I anti-Semitic because I don't think pork nonkosher?
Um, are you kidding me? There are millions of moderate Muslims who do not accept Sharia.Sharia is the sacred law of Islam. Don't blame it for how radicals interpret it.
If I'm an extremist slapping millions of Americans across the face and trying to do something like this, fine with me.Everytime you pay for something, you need to tell everyone where you got the money from. Sound cool?
He supports Sharia and will not refute Hamas. Sharia is a radical form of Islam and should be brought down in any way.Can you tell me how he is an extremist?
Two blocks is close enough to "right next to."He doesn't want to build it right next to Ground Zero. It's two blocks away, much less two Lower Manhattan blocks away.
What? You quoting FOX News? Or anyone in general quoting FOX News? Okay, next time there's a debate on how awful conservatives are, I'll quote MSNBC.
Sharia is the sacred law of Islam. Don't blame it for how radicals interpret it.
What? What does that have to do with anything?
It's a terrorist group, and when someone who wants to build a mosque on such a sensitive site believes in Sharia and does not refute Hamas, there's no problem with that?!
Um, are you kidding me? There are millions of moderate Muslims who do not accept Sharia.
If I'm an extremist slapping millions of Americans across the face and trying to do something like this, fine with me.
Sharia is a radical form of Islam and should be brought down in any way.
Two blocks is close enough to "right next to."
Don't attack the source, attack the facts the source presents. Just because it comes from X source doesn't mean it's, by default, wrong.
Actually, no, it isn't. Unlike Jewish law, which can be found in the Torah and Old Testament, Sharia is not written in the Koran. Sharia is simply man made law and those who wrote it were inspired by the Koran.
Paranoid Americans and none more so than New Yorkers, but who can blame them they did get attacked and this war on "terror"(Muslims) we're having only reassures their negative beliefs. I think they should build the Mosque there, it will do those frightened people some good, force them to learn about their "enemy" in turn to make them friends. But then again I don't think it's safe or smart even if it is 100% allowed, as soon as that Mosque goes up, it will be vandalized like crazy and Muslim fights will increase. It should be allowed and could do some good for the people, but then again it could bring more violence.