Plan for mosque near World Trade Center site moves ahead

Nothing can be done about it but it is in very poor taste.

What I am hearing them say, loud and clear, is that the Mosque will be an asset to the community and an asset in educating the community that the Mosque will be an asset to the community. What I am not hearing is that the Mosque will be making a statement from the Muslim community that is against the same terrorists that are a part of their culture. I am not hearing a statement of expressed sorry and a show of solidarity with the people of New York that lost family and friends because of the terrorists and that they will stand with the people of New York to continue in fighting terrorism. Just what does that "asset" include to the people of New York other than the stated educational value? Did any of what I said sound redundant? So did what the Muslim leaders said. Double speak and redundancy....what a concept.

Whiteheather, as sad as the tragedies of 911/2001 were, the fact remnds that the collapse of the World Trade Towers were all about money! Did you know that the trade towers had been denied demolition permit prior to their destruction because the building were infested with asbestos and the owners of the buildings had taken some very expensive insurance policies on the buildings? I strongly believe that those Arabs involved in the tragedies of 911/2001 (though with axes to grind with the US government) were simply being used to accomplish a financial goal!

Sounds to me that the commity is al islamic huh?

I have NOTHING against ordinary, everyday good people who are Muslims but I think that building a Mosque at that particular location is salt in the wounds of all Americans, especially those that lost someone on 9/11. I don't see why they could not build it in another location farther away from the site of the murders.

well i don't understand why you would take this against muslims in general! well the 9/11 might ve happened cause of a muslim but that doesn't mean all muslims are bad or anything! as i already know that u don't get offended by what other people say...let me ask you how you would feel if your entire caste people were blamed for some lame*** person from you all would ve done some bad thing! or even worse, you were to be blamed as bad!!?? at the end of the day, everyone is human and we are going to die human so why this religious grudges i don't understand!!hope you think about this!!

Yes one could only look at this view and decide to agree with because there are so many people that are just simply angry and are holding onto a lot of hidden emotions that are not necessarily positive. However we do have to keep an open mind and also we need to realise that even muslims condemn what those terrorists (muslim or not) did. I have spoken to many of them, and it is so against their religion to commit such acts but those crazies that did the crime should be punished of course, but what about the people that are just like you upset and angry but also just happen to be muslims? I do feel with you because it is not a thing I would wish on any humanity of any race, religion, color, gender. We forget that there are criminals in our own countries of many nations and religions but when they commit a crime, do we judge their background or do we judge their acts and their behaviour or mental state? It might be a positive thing to send out a kind of message to the world, you know like a peaceful one? Isn't that what we are all most lacking not just in our lives but all over the world? Isn't that what most christians and other religious people all over the world are praying for even muslims? I think its is best in these situations to keep an open mind and not allow negative hateful feelings to spread because those are the kind of emotions that cause wars and such events.