Mosque Near Ground Zero: Can It Survive the Firestorm?

I DO NOT KNOW WHY THESE PEOPLE WANT TO BUILD THIS MOSQUE RIGHT THERE ALSO I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS GOVERNOR WE HAVE IN NEW YORK IS GETTING INVOLVED THERE IS A GREEK CHURCH NEAR GROUND ZERO THAT IS STILL IN RUINS WHY?????????????????????????

All anyone/everyone who is really interested in the truth needs to do is google "Cordoba Mosque" . Cordoba is the name given the first mosque built by the Islamic Muslim (commonly called Moors because they arrived via Morocco) when they first conquered part of Spain in 711. The Muslims controlled Spain until 1492 when the combined armies of Ferdinand & Isabella kicked them out of Spain. Traditionally, mosques were built to mark the sites of every Islamic triumph when battles were won by the Muslims. Imam Rauf's wanting to name this Ground Zero Mosque "Cordoba House" is a dead give-away. Look up "Cordoba Mosque" for yourselves. Also, I know our Constitution guarantees the right to worship AS you choose; but I didn't think it guarantees everyone the right to worship WHERE they choose. (not in school, not in a courthouse, and I couldn't buy a gift shop in a trendy downtown shopping area where each shop has 3 or 4 parking spaces and turn it into a church, taking all the parking spots for blocks and effectively running all the other shops out of business) The Constitution does not automatically give building permits and planning permits as part of freedom of religion regardless of what the neighbors think. That's why whenever someone wants a variance, town hall meetings are called and locals vote on whether or not to let the building be used for whatever purpose.

The opposition began when the name given by its founders was the Cordoba Mosque. The Codoba Mosque, built after the Muslim conquest of Spain, was following the Muslim practice of erecting a monument to their victory. There is no doubt that Muslims celebrated the act of flying airplanes into the office buildings killing 3,000 workers, who were just doing their jobs. The Internet showed pictures of the glee and pride Muslims exhibited as they learned of the mass destruction accomplished by radical Islamists. There were no comments by so called "Moderate Muslims" critcizing the act. As criticism by Americans was spread of building the Cordoba Mosque, the name quickly became Park51. Thus, the builders of the Mosque hid their original aim to have a Monument to their victory. Now they focused on freedon to practice one's religion. All they had to do was state their criticism of the murder of innocent Americans by radical Muslims, and the Mosque will state their opposition to Jihad practices. Raising the issue of freedom of religion, when no Muslim nation practices freedom of religion was creating a red herring to distract us from the issue.

Oh, look. The Republicans favorite son extolling the virtues of the Islamic faith! You go, Dubya! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaNKz2rDF04

THe Proposed Muslim center will also have a swimming pool but I suppose this will give these hate mongers another excuse saying this is a deliberate plot by Muslims to contaminate the water that will they later use for their holy water.

To equate the people who want to build this religious center with the terrorists who murdered Americans on 9/11 is just plain wrong. To condemn the entire religion for the acts of a few is prejudicial. This "us" and "them" thinking is just thinly veiled racism. Should we condemn all Americans for the atrocities that groups of people in our country have committed? Because that's what the terrorists said. Think about that.

reverse the situation.Would they allow us to build a church in there country if we caused a disaster there.America was built on religion..Was 911 a religious act?

Okay, this is for those Faux Snooze viewers who have no clue what is going on in the real world. It is NOT a mosque, it is a COMMUNITY CENTER. There are only two floors planned in the building for prayers. If it was JUST a mosque, nothing else could be done there. No community center, no basketball court, no culinary school, no nothing. So quit with the "mosque" bullcrap. Secondly, it is not even in view of the World Trade Center site. A HUGE building is in between there and the planned site for Park51. But I guess the strip club down the street from the WTC is okay? And the McDonalds? And oh, there are churches. So where, pray tell is the freedom of religion in this country? Or are we to stoop to do whatever the terrorists want, to become divided, to ignore our Constitution and to discriminate? Let the terrorists win if you want, but I believe in the rights of fellow CITIZENS to worship as they please and to be peaceful human beings in one of the most amazing countries in the world. Do you have a different opinion about that?

We should not ever forget that the United States government is a democracy. Polls have indicated that the majority of Americans do not want this mosque built at Ground Zero. Those in power need to respect the voices of Americans. It doesn't need more discussion than this. Listen to the people.

I JUST WANT GROUND ZERO TO BECOME LOWER MANHATTEN AGAIN