Monday, August 23, 2010

Where do I stand on the mosque?

I’ve been asked to join protests against building a mosque at Ground Zero. My response is always no.

I have friends you are Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and just about every other religion you can name. I can’t tell what they believe unless I ask them.  They are Americans. They go to their Churches, mosques, and temples when they feel like it. I could care less about what the believe or how they worship. I care when what they do crosses over into trying to tell me who to live my life. As Americans they have the right to worship whatever and wherever they please. If they can afford the price tag on the real estate at Ground Zero, by all means, build the  mosque.

As an atheist I think religion is a waste of time. If religion is something other people want to do, I don’t really care. It is their business.

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Jess · 766 weeks ago

My problem with the mosque has nothing to do with their religion, I'm all for the freedom of religion, my problem with the mosque lies within the placement. Ground Zero is where many Americans lost their lives and I believe that there shouldn't be any religious affliation on Ground Zero. I don't think a Church, Temple, Mosque, or anything of the sort should be placed. The events of 9/11 should not be forgotten, so I think that a memorial should be on Ground Zero in rememberence of the events and the people that lost their lives.
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Mojoey 107p · 766 weeks ago

There is a memorial, and big one in fact.The rest of the space is zoned for commercial use. Anyone can lease space.
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pinko_commie 65p · 766 weeks ago

It isn't actually at ground zero, it's two to four blocks away (depending on how you measure a block and where you consider 'ground zero' to be) and slated to be built in an abandoned Burlington Coat Factory building in an economically challenged area where almost all of the businesses are closed still because of 9/11. This cultural center seems like it would help New York a lot more than hurt it.
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Baconsbud 96p · 766 weeks ago

I believe that people need to quit worrying about this center and instead get back to the things that really matters. This is just another distraction from the things we need to be working on and fixing. I say the US Government should buy all the land around ground zero and kick all religious buildings and groups out. They can easily do this and that would stop most of this bullshit in its track . Yeah I know then there would be the whining from the churches that got kicked out but screw them. (/11 happened because of religious belief and all religions should be removed from the area if any are.

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