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Obama supports Ground Zero mosque. Religious freedom or is he being too PC?

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ringo
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Message 25 of 406 (574346)
08-15-2010 12:37 PM

I wonder how far away from Ground Zero a new mosque would have to be to be "acceptable". Brooklyn? New Jersey?
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My guess is that any new mosque in Colorado or Florida will have at least one idiot making the same complaint that it's an insult to 9-11 victims.
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Message 67 of 406 (575022)
08-18-2010 5:57 PM 		Reply to: Message 65 by archaeologist
08-18-2010 5:11 PM

archaeologist writes:
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except a mayor cannot declare what is or isn't an act of war...
Anybody can recognize an act of war when they see one.
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archaeologist writes:
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... and the 'first responders were not defending anything, they were looking to help the injured.
Firefighters might not be pledged to protect our rights and freedoms but police are. Did you forget the police?
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Message 87 of 406 (576024)
08-22-2010 2:13 PM 		Reply to: Message 82 by onifre
08-22-2010 1:39 PM

onifre writes:
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My point is that freedom is freedom, religious and speech.
You should be free to call your grandmother a fat, ugly old whore, but you should choose not to do it.
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Message 90 of 406 (576030)
08-22-2010 2:27 PM 		Reply to: Message 88 by onifre
08-22-2010 2:19 PM

onifre writes:
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Why doesn't that apply equally for the people wanting to build the mosque? Shouldn't they choose not to do it?
It's about personal motivation. If their motivation is to build bridges between Muslims and the rest of society, they should choose to build the mosque. If their motive is to be offensive, they should choose not to. Similarly, if your poster is motivated by a desire to improve relations with Muslims, you should put it up. If your motivation is to thumb your nose at Muslims, you should choose not to.
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08-22-2010 3:20 PM 		Reply to: Message 92 by onifre
08-22-2010 2:31 PM

onifre writes:
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I agree, but shouldn't the Constitution protect us both?
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There are some who find the mosque offensive. There are some who find the image of the prophet offensive. But it seems like in the US the muslims and their feels are considered before the feelings of others for fear of, well, another ground zero somewhere else.
As far as I know, that's self-censorship and has nothing to do with the Constitution.
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