This week there was a hearing in New York to determine whether or not to grant the Cordoba Initiative to build a 13 story mosque near Ground Zero. Most of the crowd at the hearing were opposed to this being even considered. Many objected and declared Ground Zero to be a “cemetery, sacred ground, and the dead needed to be honored”, but they wouldn’t be if this building was given approval. The Twin Towers were destroyed by Islamic hijackers.
The Cordoba Initative and the American Society for Muslim Advancement informed everyone in the court room that the building would house not only a mosque, but also a community center, swimming pool and recreation area where the public would be invited to join. They want to improve relations among Muslims and the West. A decision is expected to be made sometime in August.
How would you feel about this? Would you want a mosque close to Ground Zero? Would you feel this is degrading to those who gave their lives Sept. 11? The United States will never forgot those lost during that terrible day. We need to honor their deaths, their sacrifice and remember them all. However, to hold the entire Muslim community for the crimes of a group of terrorists is also wrong. Perhaps it is time to “turn the other cheek” and forge a better understanding of other religious groups.
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1 Rosie // Jul 17, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Seems the city of New York has decided to declare the building in question a landmark building which cannot be added on to. This situation basically resolved itself.
2 Rosie // Aug 25, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Now it seems Obama has had his say on this and people are even more up in arms. In my opinion, the Muslims should choose a sight even farther from the area where the Twin Towers stood. Why do they want to be so close to sacred ground? I have no problem with them building a mosque, just not so close to an area Americans consider sacred.
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