I'm sure anyone who turns on the TV knows about the topic, but I just watched a 90 minute special on the topic and was curious to know what people's thoughts are?

-Melanie

"The project calls for a 13-story community center including a mosque, performing art center, gym, swimming pool and other public spaces."

The amount of ignorance generated around this issue by the press has been astonsishing.

As was mentioned earlier, it's a cultural center, not a mosque. There's a big difference.

Additionally, people seem to confuse Al Quaeda as being the same as Muslims. They are different. 9/11 was the work of Al Quaeda. So, what does the typical, church going, peaceful Muslim resding in NYC have to do with 9/11? Unless they also belong to Al Quaeda, probably nothing.

Lastly, this would have (and should have) remained a local issue in New York had it not been for cable news and their never ending thirst for creating strife. The press and self-centered politicians have built this up to ludicrous proportions.

Just my 2 cents......

It offends me on a visceral, blood level. You can't burn down my house, run up your flag and then say why can't we just get along.
There's sometimes a difference between whats legal and whats right. It may be Legal to put it there but it will never ber Right.

Those who think this is a property rights issue, or religious rights issue are chooseing to ignore whats right there in front of them. Meaning, that big f***ing hole in the ground that was filled with the blood and memories of our own brothers and sisters. There, once stood Twin Towers of American hope, shouting to the world that Here, We Can. We owe them better than that.

When Mohammed Atta and his kin where crashing those planes their last words were "Allah Al Akbar". Will that be the echo we hear as they raise their flag over the sacred ground of our innocent fallen?

One Man's Opinion

Or it might get burned to the ground by an arsonist. It depends on how similar we are to our adversaries.

Neither outcome would be terribly surprising. It is definitely a provocative endeavor.

-- Bronze

Dopey Rodney King said it best, "can't we all just get along"! No... because someone always has to control or dominate someone else... and the US is just as bad about that as anyone.

I personally don't think they should build their community center mosque there, even though they can. Just because you can do something doesn't make it a good idea. I hope they exercise some restraint and take Trump's offer. He'll give them what they paid for the property +25% and they can built it somewhere else, at least 5 blocks away. That won't satisfy many, but damn what happened to tolerance? Muslims were killed in the buildings during 9/11 and muslim rescuers were killed trying to save people there too. Why do we always have to reduce everything to a sporting event mentality "Christians VS Islam" winner take in the octogon!