Another Tuesday and I'm back on this blog -
There is a debate going on this week about a Mosque being built at Ground Zero. A lot of people believe this is a slap in the face to the victims and families who were involved in 9/11, but I have to disagree. This country was founded on freedom of religion; and what better way to show the world that all Muslims aren't like the extremists that caused all this pain and suffering than to be a positive influence in that community?
Keith Olbermann pointed out something in an episode last week, and as an Iraq veteran, I thought it was a great point: "We sacrificed 4,415 of our military personnel in Iraq to save Muslims, and there are thousands still there tonight to protect Muslims, but we don't want Muslims to open a combination culinary school and prayer space in Manhattan?"
Also worth pointing out: The "Mosque" is not at Ground Zero - it's blocks away. Also, it's a community building with thirteen stories; it's to include a basketball court and a culinary school. The top two stores are reserved for prayer areas.
In conclusion, it's 2010 and we still want to segregate people because we are confused about what is "different."
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Thanks Jason it is always good to have both the positive and the negative so that we can get a better understanding of what is going on. Unfortunately you can not change the narrow minded, they have no where to go in that small space of a head they have.
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