It has been close to a decade ago that religious terrorists flew planes into the twin towers and still there is a gaping hole at Ground Zero. Even though America is incapable of rebuilding anything on that spot, the Muslim community is planning on building a Mosque a few blocks away. Yet it wasn’t until Sarah Palin weighed in on this topic that the Washington Post’s “On Faith” section decided to discuss it: A mosque near ground zero?
The New York City community board endorsed the Cordoba House, a community center and mosque planned for construction near Ground Zero. Significant opposition has emerged against the project. Sarah Palin even weighed in this weekend, tweeting, "Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts. Pls reject it in interest of healing." Should there be a mosque near Ground Zero?
First let me point out that this wasn’t Sarah Palin’s first tweet on this topic. Her first two tweets contained misused words and are a little embarrassing. However, Sarah Palin isn’t the issue here. She holds no elected office and no one really cares what she has to say because she is an idiot and everyone knows it (including her fans).
The real issue here is the Mosque itself. When we talk about “should” we have to be careful about what we mean. I don’t think there should be a Mosque anywhere in the world. I don’t think there should be a Church or Temple anywhere in the world either. However, that doesn’t mean that I support banning such buildings.
In America, everyone has the right to believe whatever make-believe mythology they like and if a group of believers want to build a building to worship their imaginary friend that is their right under the Constitution. I don’t care whether it is a building for the worship of God, Jesus, Allah, Mohammad, Satan, Harry Potter, Voldemort, or the Tooth Fairy.
My only issue here is that public tax dollars should not be involved in the construction of these religious houses of worship. When the Government gives these religions tax exemptions, it forces American citizens to pay more in our taxes. This is basically stealing from the American people so that religious people can build massive buildings to worship their fictional characters.
While everyone has the right to believe whatever they want and everyone has the right to build huge worship centers to whatever belief they choose, that doesn’t mean that they should do it.
Speaking of worship centers, I would love to build a Jedi Temple in the heart of Philadelphia. How awesome would that be? I bet I could get tax exempt status for that too. Who knows, in another decade if there still isn’t anything at Ground Zero, we could build a Jedi Temple right there.
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Comments
A Jedi temple? That would be cool!
Even cooler would be if everyone were tax exempt. You earned it; spend it where *you* choose.
Sure Henry, then we won't have a military and we won't have roads or schools, or anything that requires tax money. I bet the terrorists would love that.
I'd prefer a church to the FSM myself... can we share the groundspace, maybe?
There should be some kind of multi faith place of worship built on ground zero like in the last episode of Lost, with Jedi and Googlists, every denomination (maybe even the ...scientolo... okay not those guys, they probably wouldn't be interested anyway...).
Inside this multifatih centre for religious tolerance would be an epitaph reminding us all what extremism can destroy lives.
I agree that tax dollars should NOT be used for this building. I also think that if they do build it on ground zero there will be MASSIVE hate crimes against peaceful Muslims. its just NOT a good idea!! Why can't they build the Mosque somewhere else? As for you bashing Sarah, EVERYONE in politics makes an ass of them self. Do I have to remind you of Obama and him visiting the 57 states? Or the first ladys big oops saying that they visited Obamas home land Kenya?
It is inappropriate for this mosque to be built at this location. What you fail to understand is that this site is scared ground. In effect, it is the resting place for over 2700 people who were murdered by Muslim terrorists that day. This mosque is victory marker and also a desecration of the site where over 2700 innocent people were murdered.
There are currently 100 mosques in NYC already. There is no justification for, nor need for, a mosque in this place. This proposed mosque is a slap in the face of every survivor of the 9/11 attacks. It inflicts tremendous and needless emotional pain of the families who mourn the over 2700 people who were murdered in this Muslim terrorist attack.
It troubles me greatly that you seem unable to comprehend the terrible emotional pain that this mosque is causing.
Gary, The mosque isn't going to be ON Ground Zero. It will be two blocks away. Second, while I don't support any religious worship center, I also don't think it should be illegal just because people are offended.
I comprehend the emotional pain some people feel, but that is irrelevant to the law.
I think they should build a temple to resurrect the Greek mythology. At least they had cute little unicorns with horns and stuff to help keep things interesting...but oh, I guess most of the population has evolved beyond that belief system, haven't they?
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