I posted three new polls this evening dealing with current events and hot topics of today. Articles on these topics will likely be posted in the near future. Before that, however, I would love to hear your thoughts on this subjects, so please vote now!
If you're going to write on this subject, you should note that "mosque" is a misnomer. The proposed project is actually a community center.
ReplyDeleteEver since 9/11, Americans have challenged Muslim-Americans to actively separate themselves from the extremists responsible for the attacks. Now, when a Muslim group does exactly that with the proposal of this facility (which is to be built several blocks from Ground Zero, in an empty former Burlington Coat Factory, on a street full of fast food restaurants and businesses of ill-repute -- hardly "hallowed ground"), their efforts at becoming more community-minded are opposed.
You might be interested in this article by Congressman Ron Paul.
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