Your opinion on the Mosque being built in NYC?

Not sure if there is another thread, but anyways what do you guys think about the issue of building the Mosque near the 9/11 site. Last time I checked there was freedom of religion in the U.S and not all Muslims have bombs strapped to their chests. I just think that the issue is being overblown in the media because elections are coming up. Religion is getting a tad bit out of hand.....heh. What do you guys think? 

I completely understand why MOST people feel a bit weird about the symbolism behind the gesture, but I think it would be a tremendous show of faith towards the Muslim people from the US government. 
 
The people who think it would be used as a terrorist hub though are fucking damaged though.

I see why people are freaking out about it, but I don't agree with them. I agree with the points you came up with entirely.

It's like 3 blocks away from the site, I loved the misleading reports about it being "on ground zero" haha.

Freedom of religion. END OF STORY

" I completely understand why MOST people feel a bit weird about the symbolism behind the gesture, but I think it would be a tremendous show of faith towards the Muslim people from the US government.  The people who think it would be used as a terrorist hub though are fucking damaged though. "

" Freedom of religion. END OF STORY "

I wouldn't care if they did build a mosque literally on ground zero. The taliban performed the attacks, not the average person of Muslim faith. A mosque is not a Taliban headquarters, it's a place of worship. Build it wherever the hell you want. 

I plan to build a pig slaughterhouse next to that mosque.

" I plan to build a pig slaughterhouse next to that mosque. "

my opinion is this is an unwinnable issue

Freedom of religion + not really near the site = overblown news.

" @Axxol said:

" I plan to build a pig slaughterhouse next to that mosque. "

What the fuck?  Please, I dare you to try to justify that comment. "

Not only should they not build a mosque 2 blocks away from where a tangentially related event happened almost a decade ago, but they should keep mosques out of America for at least the next 25 years :o

Retards being retards. Picture reference. 
  
Passion lacking reason is dangerous. That said, why push it? All it does it make it clear we haven't really changed much in hundreds of years. Some people like living under an illusion of progress and why shatter that by touching an issue like this? :-(

I don't care.  I find it funny that they planned to build it there though.  As if they weren't aware it would stir up controversy.
 
It couldn't be anywhere else?  All of this stupidity could have been avoided, although I'm sure the people who run this mosque are absolutely thrilled at all the publicity coming out of the situation.

" I don't care.  I find it funny that they planned to build it there though.  As if they weren't aware it would stir up controversy.  It couldn't be anywhere else?  All of this stupidity could have been avoided, although I'm sure the people who run this mosque are absolutely thrilled at all the publicity coming out of the situation. "

It's New York. 'Awkward proximity' is their fucking motto.

I'm sure certain "people" wouldn't complain if they put up a Catholic church there instead. If the people who own the property want to build a mosque then let them do it. It's not like Ground Zero has some fucking Muslim-free-zone around it. I've seen the building on TV, It's so inconspicuous I wouldn't even notice it if you drove a truck into it!
 
The racists are preaching about respect for the deceased, yet there were plenty of Muslims who died there as well.

Dont care. Let them do what they want.

I'm against it. I don't see why they can't just build it somewhere else. They're obviously trying to prove a point because they plan to open it on the ten year anniversary of 9/11. To all of the people for it: if you lived in NY you'd understand. 

Islam has nothing at all to do with what happened on September 11th. 
 
Anyone who opposes this is either ignorant, or using 9/11 to justify their bigotry.

" Freedom of religion. END OF STORY. "

Go for it, this is America, land of the free.

I personally think it's just intolerance of religion and politics. People are trying to play off of others'  fears and insecurities.

America has freedom of religion, I dont see what all the fuss is about

" @ryanwho: Very true on how little progress we have made. Now stuff has shown up from Mississippi where in a school they were restricting what position a black middle school student can run for in student council. EX: 7th grade black can only run for the highest position of vice president, 6th grade is only Treasury. "

" I'm against it. I don't see why they can't just build it somewhere else. They're obviously trying to prove a point because they plan to open it on the ten year anniversary of 9/11. To all of the people for it: if you lived in NY you'd understand.  "

No one ran a damn plane into a building because they're Muslim. 
 
The fact that this is even an issue upsets me a great deal.

" @ryanwho:   You got me.  I hate blacks and mexicans and especially muslims.  Good call. "

" Freedom of religion. END OF STORY "

" No one ran a damn plane into a building because they're Muslim.   The fact that this is even an issue upsets me a great deal. "

" It's like 3 blocks away from the site, I loved the misleading reports about it being "on ground zero" haha. "

" Go for it, this is America, land of the free. "

" @Korone said:

" No one ran a damn plane into a building because they're Muslim.   The fact that this is even an issue upsets me a great deal. "

Its tangentially related. Its the same reason you can't build a church or a Marine recruitment station in Oklahoma City after McVey bombed it. You know, sensitivity. "

Shouldn't be an issue.
Stupid people are stupid.

Now they are just pissing on us, without the courtesy of calling it rain.

" @ryanwho said:

" @Korone said:

" No one ran a damn plane into a building because they're Muslim.   The fact that this is even an issue upsets me a great deal. "

Its tangentially related. Its the same reason you can't build a church or a Marine recruitment station in Oklahoma City after McVey bombed it. You know, sensitivity. "

I understand that Islam is tangentially related to the event, but this still shouldn't be an issue. The fact that it is shows how ignorant some American  people are of major events that happened in their own country in the last ten years. That or they're just bigots.  "

It's not even a mosque. It's an Islamic community center that is completely open to the public like a YMCA, that happens to have a small praying area for Muslims similar to the small chapels inside of most hospitals. The people who are building it are proud Americans who want to support better relations among people of all beliefs and the Islamic community due to their scapegoating as an acceptable target among America's fearmongers. To be against this is to be against what it is to be American.
 
One of the best articles I've seen explaining why the controversy over it is a load of bull was written by a Cracked.com writer(which I only mention because even the jokesters over there realize how foolish it is): 
http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-reasons-the-ground-zero-mosque-debate-makes-no-sense/

" @Jesus:  
 
I think it's cool, just build a synagogue, a church, and a Buddhist temple right across the street from it.  
 
Honestly, I don't feel like ANY religion should be allowed to build a place of worship there.  "

" @Bruce said:

" @Jesus:  
 
I think it's cool, just build a synagogue, a church, and a Buddhist temple right across the street from it.  
 
Honestly, I don't feel like ANY religion should be allowed to build a place of worship there.  "

Also this lol. Religion most of the time leads to stuff getting out of hand. *cough* Glen Beck injecting religion into government *cough* It would be cool if a hot dog stand was put in at that building site instead. "

how is there not a mosque in one of the worlds most popular and known cities already?

" how is there not a mosque in one of the worlds most popular and known cities already? "