what you think about the topic ofa mosque being built near ground zero?

I think we need to pick our battles. If they want to build a mosque near ground zero. So what? I mean, I know the inner political stuff going on with that but leave it alone. People are going to do what they are going to do regardless of what ney sayers give it. I am relatively sure that the people building the mosque are not the same people who put together the plot to drive a plane into the twin towers. I wonder what percentage of muslims or whatever live there anyway?

I don't think It's a good idea as I think the location is just TOO sensitive. Can you imagine if that mosque, in Ground Zero of all places, becomes radicalised? However, I also think the anti-mosque protestors are showing their ignorance. Labelling the mosque supporters as "the same people who committed 9/11" is just idiotic. Quite frankly, I think It's a bad idea because, no matter how many people try to label it as a "symbol of hope" or a sign that Muslim does NOT equal Taliban, it will serve as nothing more than a target. Anti-Muslims will just use it as a beacon for their views, while more hardline Muslims will probably see it either as triumphalist (that a mosque is built in the area that now symbolises 9/11) or "not religious enough" (as in, the mosque is used for all Muslims instead of being sectarian Sunni or Shia, the mosque allows non-Muslims inside, the mosque imams are somehow "vetted" by the government, and so on).

I must admit I share your opinion on this subject. I am an American living in Thailand and when I look at the world news I actually get embarassed at how utterly "STUPID" my former countrymen and women can be. For crying out loud there are many other more pressing matters to be dealt with in America then where a mosque is being built. The economy being number one I would think followed closely by health care and "JOBS" so people can support themselves and their families and lead quality lives without worrying about how they are going to meet their "BASIC" obligations; things like food, shelter, basic medical issues, etc. Americans are suppose to be an example of a postive force for good in the world or at least that's what is generally felt throughout the world. This display in New York hardly conveys that example. "YES" or "NO"?

I am against the idea. Apart from the general sensitivity about the area, people of many faiths were murdered. I would opt for a memorial to the fallen, so that it does not become the focus of any one religion.