Ground Zero Mosque. Yes or No?

[Canonbeat234]

You know this issue is becoming bland because the tolerance in America depends on the country as a whole and not one individual differing the purpose. The Mosque itself shouldn't be built, however like 'Blood Fetish' have typed why not a cultural center?

Americans weren't hurt on that day; everybody who had live here and saw that destruction were hurt also in the same manner. This can only be justified by showing a influence on cultural beliefs which can either make us or break us. The so call 9/11 scare-tactic needs to stop now (Really its like how people complain they can't get a job but aren't doing anything about it!) The people over in the middle east fought and died to support this country. If we are still scared about the incident on 9/11 then we are only showing that the terrorist already did their part of making us miserable about that day. Will our wounds ever heal from our that day? Didn't it already did when we started working with our normal lives once more?

What kind of 'damage' can a Mosque do to 'US' that the terrorist hasn't accomplished on 9/11?

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

It is a cultural center.

Everyone was just trolling around.

 

[thaddius]

I can't believe that people are falling for this crap.

1) It's not a mosque;

2) It's not ON ground zero, it's blocks away;

3) Islam itself did not attack the twin towers, al-Qaeda did. They are not one and the same, and;

4) It's none of your business where someone builds a private building. It's the business of the people who are building it.

Therefore this is a non-issue.

 

[Bri]

It's a cultural center that includes a mosque.

-Bri

 

[Pliskron]

the real issue should be why the hell is there a hole in the ground where the towers used to be. It took like 150 days to build the Empire State building.

 

[0ddity]

It's a cultural center that includes a mosque.

-Bri

There is a mosque inside the Pentagon, so how is this an issue?

 

[Slyakin]

the real issue should be why the hell is there a hole in the ground where the towers used to be. It took like 150 days to build the Empire State building.
Yeah, I think that it would be a bit nicer to patch things up and get over the fucking problem. Almost 10 YEARS, how long will it take to get over the collapse?

QUOTE(Bri @ Sep 7 2010, 03:34 PM) It's a cultural center that includes a mosque.

-Bri

There is a mosque inside the Pentagon, so how is this an issue?

Really? Wow, never knew that.

 

[0ddity]

It's not actually a dedicated Muslim only place of worship, but a non-denominational chapel that holds Muslim services as well as others.

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

No.
They can take their mosque else-where.

Wow, I'm compelled by your excellent argument.

 

[Slyakin]

No.
They can take their mosque else-where.

Wow, I'm compelled by your excellent argument.

Me too, it brings shivers of pure debate-ness down my spine.

 

[retKHAAAN]

So let me get this straight....

There's 3 churches, a chapel, and a synagogue all located closer to ground zero than this proposed "mosque" yet there is an issue here somewhere?

 

[BlueStar]

It's a cultural center that includes a mosque.

-Bri

There is a mosque inside the Pentagon, so how is this an issue?

WWW.factcheck.org/2010/08/no-pentagon-mosque

 

[Bri]

There is a mosque inside the Pentagon, so how is this an issue?

Someone already beat me to it, but there's no mosque in the Pentagon, just a non-denominational chapel.

To answer your question, I don't think it's an issue either way. I was just clarifying another post which stated that what's being proposed isn't a mosque. There IS a mosque being proposed inside the community center. That said, I have no problem with the community center or the mosque.

QUOTE(Old8oy @ Sep 7 2010, 04:12 PM) So let me get this straight....

There's 3 churches, a chapel, and a synagogue all located closer to ground zero than this proposed "mosque" yet there is an issue here somewhere?

There used to be a Greek Orthodox church AT ground zero which was destroyed on 9/11. The rebuild is under negotiation due to a lot of technical issues including a lack of private funds to rebuild it. As far as I know, there are currently no religious institutions closer than the proposed Islamic community center, although if the Greek Orthodox church is rebuilt it will likely be closer.

There's currently a strip club about the same distance from ground zero as the proposed Islamic community center.

-Bri

 

[Warrior522]

So let me get this straight....

There's 3 churches, a chapel, and a synagogue all located closer to ground zero than this proposed "mosque" yet there is an issue here somewhere?

Derp.

The issue is that no church members were responsible for the slaughter of thousands in the 9/11 attacks, so that is a moot point.

 

[Deleted_171835]

So let me get this straight....

There's 3 churches, a chapel, and a synagogue all located closer to ground zero than this proposed "mosque" yet there is an issue here somewhere?

Derp.
The issue is that no church members were responsible for the slaughter of thousands in the 9/11 attacks, so that is a moot point.

So?
No mosque members "were responsible for the slaughter of thousands in the 9/11 attacks". The terrorists were Islamists. They're not like other muslims.

 

[0ddity]

WWW.factcheck.org/2010/08/no-pentagon-mosque

Someone already beat me to it, but there's no mosque in the Pentagon, just a non-denominational chapel.

To answer your question, I don't think it's an issue either way. I was just clarifying another post which stated that what's being proposed isn't a mosque. There IS a mosque being proposed inside the community center. That said, I have no problem with the community center or the mosque.

QUOTE(Old8oy @ Sep 7 2010, 04:12 PM) So let me get this straight....

There's 3 churches, a chapel, and a synagogue all located closer to ground zero than this proposed "mosque" yet there is an issue here somewhere?

There used to be a Greek Orthodox church AT ground zero which was destroyed on 9/11. The rebuild is under negotiation due to a lot of technical issues including a lack of private funds to rebuild it. As far as I know, there are currently no religious institutions closer than the proposed Islamic community center, although if the Greek Orthodox church is rebuilt it will likely be closer.

There's currently a strip club about the same distance from ground zero as the proposed Islamic community center.

-Bri

Did either of you bother reading my next post, instead of just jumping straight for the fast reply button?

 

[retKHAAAN]

So let me get this straight....

There's 3 churches, a chapel, and a synagogue all located closer to ground zero than this proposed "mosque" yet there is an issue here somewhere?

Derp.

The issue is that no church members were responsible for the slaughter of thousands in the 9/11 attacks, so that is a moot point.

Derp?
Moot point?

Let me see if I can make some more sweeping generalizations based on your logic....

All churches should be closed because priests [censored] little boys.
All Asians should be deported because the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Beethoven's music should be banned because he's German and so was Hitler.


QUOTE(Bri @ Sep 7 2010, 08:07 PM)

...As far as I know, there are currently no religious institutions closer than the proposed Islamic community center, although if the Greek Orthodox church is rebuilt it will likely be closer...

-Bri

Google Maps says otherwise.

 

[_Chaz_]

So let me get this straight....

There's 3 churches, a chapel, and a synagogue all located closer to ground zero than this proposed "mosque" yet there is an issue here somewhere?

Derp.

The issue is that no church members were responsible for the slaughter of thousands in the 9/11 attacks, so that is a moot point.

Because the members of a mosque that has yet to be built even 10 years after the disaster were responsible?

How about you think about what you're saying and stop being such a racist fuck?

 

[Bri]

WWW.factcheck.org/2010/08/no-pentagon-mosque

Someone already beat me to it, but there's no mosque in the Pentagon, just a non-denominational chapel.

To answer your question, I don't think it's an issue either way. I was just clarifying another post which stated that what's being proposed isn't a mosque. There IS a mosque being proposed inside the community center. That said, I have no problem with the community center or the mosque.

QUOTE(Old8oy @ Sep 7 2010, 04:12 PM) So let me get this straight....

There's 3 churches, a chapel, and a synagogue all located closer to ground zero than this proposed "mosque" yet there is an issue here somewhere?

There used to be a Greek Orthodox church AT ground zero which was destroyed on 9/11. The rebuild is under negotiation due to a lot of technical issues including a lack of private funds to rebuild it. As far as I know, there are currently no religious institutions closer than the proposed Islamic community center, although if the Greek Orthodox church is rebuilt it will likely be closer.

There's currently a strip club about the same distance from ground zero as the proposed Islamic community center.

-Bri

Did either of you bother reading my next post, instead of just jumping straight for the fast reply button?

Yes, I said "Someone already beat me to it..." but what I didn't realize is that it was YOU who beat me to it. Nonetheless, I was answering your question (namely, "so how is this an issue?").

-Bri

 

[Bri]

...As far as I know, there are currently no religious institutions closer than the proposed Islamic community center, although if the Greek Orthodox church is rebuilt it will likely be closer...

-Bri

Google Maps says otherwise.

You're right. I stand corrected. There are quite a few actually. Presumably they all predate 9/11.

-Bri