"The Ground Zero Mosque"

September 11, 2010 6:05pm CST
I'm British. I'm struggling to understand why the Ground Zero Mosque has become such a huge issue in America. If it offends you, please explain why. Many thanks in advance.
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• United States
12 Sep 10
I'm an American, and I'm not even sure of the reason why it's a big issue. My theory is that people feel offended that a house of worship for Muslims is being built so close to the site where thousands were killed in a Muslim terrorist attack. Personally, I believe that no group be it a race, religion, culture, or nation, should be held accountable for the actions of just a few members. They can build a Mosque there and no one should be giving them any grief about it.
23 Sep 10
Yeh, I agree. Do you think it's being exploited for political gain? By the right (Tea Party et. al), primarily. But do Liberals gain too by making the issue a polarising diving line. It might just help to turn out the core vote? I mean, it's not like Liberals are really going to rally because of a few snaps of the First family on a [no-longer] oily beach...
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• United States
23 Sep 10
I do think it's being exploited for political gain, and I don't like it. These really aren't the kinds of issues we should be focusing on right now.
23 Sep 10
What do you think are the more pressing issues? The economy, jobs?