Sarah Palin to Muslims: Reject Ground Zero Mosque

Freedom of religion is the freedom to worship AS you please (short of endangering or harming people, esp children). Where in the Constitution does it say freedom to worship WHERE you please? Does freedom of religion come with building permits? Could you buy a little storefront, (usually old parts of downtown with both sides of street lined with antique shops, coffee shops, dress shops, gift shops, etc) in an area where each store has 3 or 4 parking spaces in front of building, and then announce it is going to be remodeled into a church which starts at 7 AM saturdays and Sundays all day and we'll be using all the parking spaces for blocks, effectively driving the other shops out of business? Isn't that why town hall meeting are called? For locals to vote on any variences or changes in occupancy? In most towns the locals get to vote and if the consensus is not in this location, they have to choose somewhere else.

I suppose it would be OK to build a memorial to the Nazis at Auschwitz???? Same thing as building a Mosque at Ground Zero.

Cant stand Sarah Palin but this is one time that I actually agree with her. All the liberals that are pushing for this Mosque to built are deluding themselves that by showing good faith there will be harmony. It wont. The people overwhelmingly feel that building this Mosque so close to ground zero is incredibly insensitive and if the Muslim community in Ny had any class at all they would have found a different location. Surely this insensitivity is showing us all that they really dont give a damn abuot 9/11 nor do they care what anyone else thinks. This ios a red flag for the future. Just look at the Uk and Europeand see what has happened.

I an not sure that a mosque should be or not be a good idea on ground zero. I believe that if it is to be built there , it will be destroyed by some other group. But to put a mosque at ground zero and prove a victory, im not sure that would be a good idea. If they want to build a mosque build it some where else not in NY.I am a New York resident and i think that would cause more conflict and hatred.Because some group takes credit for the destruction of the towers doesnt really prove any thing.Only God and the people who have destroyed those building and killing thousands know.So go ahead and build the mosque and when it is finished and filled with thousands of people some one will destroy it with people in there.Do we really want to take the risk ? A decision like that is and has too much conflict already. Let the idea pass and move on . Sencerly steve, a veteran and a citizen of the United States of America...

building a mosque that close to ground zero is like erecting a confederate flag at the resting place of Martin Luther King.

I do not know how to stop the mosque but the way to do it is with money, or lack of it. Someone smarter than me needs to figure out a way to take money out of nyc until somebody cries uncle. No dollar = no mosque.

To CBS and NBC, I hope you guys go belly up somehow, you are as worthless as wet tobacco!!!!!, And taste about the same

I just read all the comments posted and I have two questions:
1st- Are most of your readers of one political ideology i.e.. "political correctness" and ignorance of the values of the majority of Americans, or only the review panel?
and
2nd- How does comment #8 fits in with your new policy? Is its language and the "tone" not derogatory and really insulting of Governor Palin? Or is disrespecting her outside of the scope of the policy?

I look forward to your explanation. Thank you.
Saetia

Your decisto of ban personal attacks and smear, if applied equally across the political spectrum, is long overdue in our public forums. Hopefully all other opinion venues will follow your example.
I think that personal attacks are used by persons who have no concept of how to articulate good, sound opinions. Or by those who want to distract from important issues of the day. They really don't belong in a civilized and cultured society and add nothing to moving forward in dealing with our discrepancies in a constructive manner.
Congratulations on your new policy.
Saetia

Bloomberg and Cuomo can learn a lot from Sarah Palin