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Author Topic:   Obama supports Ground Zero mosque. Religious freedom or is he being too PC?
archaeologist
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Message 48 of 406 (574662)
08-17-2010 7:44 AM


This should be an interesting thread, I think.
I've even heard my liberal friends saying we shouldn't allow it because the families of the 9/11 victims don't want it.
not knowing whatothers have said, here are my thoughts:
the muslims are not dumb and they would know that seeking permission to build near ground zero would cause problems. they may have the right to build there but they should have enough sense to decide not to.
but arabs are known for building over important sites of non-muslims that way they can claim it is muslim hioly ground and bar others form it. we see this througout the middle east, especially in israel and where former byzantine churches had been built.
now i am thinking that the right to free religion does not include constructing buildings and such can be barred by the government if they so choose without worry. regardless of the precedent of previously constructive religious structures.

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archaeologist
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Message 65 of 406 (574999)
08-18-2010 5:11 PM
Reply to: Message 64 by subbie
08-18-2010 4:30 PM


Beautiful! Thanks for finding that.
except a mayor cannot declare what is or isn't an act of war and the 'first responders were not defending anything, they were looking to help the injured.
talk about a major distortion of the facts

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archaeologist
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Message 66 of 406 (575002)
08-18-2010 5:13 PM
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08-17-2010 12:06 PM


You do realize that arabs and muslims are not the same thing right?
ahh the nitpickers and over-literalists, where would we be without them?

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