There is a lot of controversy about whether to allow a Mosque to be built near ground zero in New York. Those against cite the building would be an affront to America and to the victims of 911 (we all are victims to some extent). Others cite our freedom of religion as a reason we should allow it to be built. One writer to the Asheboro paper says that to allow the building of the Mosque would be a victory for the America way of life and a loss for the haters of America.
Refusing to allow the building of the Mosque is not a freedom of religion issue. preventing the building does not restrict anyone from practicing Islam. There are already 30 Mosques in New York City. people just don't like the idea that the enemy can rub our noses in the 9-11 tragedy.
It isn't my decision to make whether to allow the building of the Mosque or not but I do not agree with Obama that it is a religious issue either. Its kind of like when the president of BP went to the yacht races right after the oil leak. It was an affront to the people of the gulf coast but not illegal by any means.
if the Mosque is built, which it probably will be, then perhaps we, meaning America, would best be served by building something that not only memorializes the victims of the twin towers, but promotes peace and harmony and tolerance and understanding towards all people and their beliefs, including those who do not believe in any deity. in other words, build something that embodies the America spirit and the American way of life, or what represents the way America was meant to be.
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