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Obama supports plan for mosque near ground zero: At Ramadan dinner president breaks his silence
The Los Angeles Times ^ | August 13, 2010 | Peter Nicholas and Julia Love

Posted on 08/13/2010 7:10:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Obama on Friday took a strong stand in favor of building a mosque near the site where Muslim terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, breaking his silence on a political tempest that has left the country divided.

In prepared remarks for a White House dinner celebrating Ramadan, Obama framed the issue as one of religious freedom. Muslims, like anyone else, "have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," Obama said. "That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances."

The uproar over the proposed mosque has rekindled a debate over religious tolerance in a post-Sept. 11 society. Some relatives of Sept. 11 victims have come out against the mosque, as have prominent politicians. Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin wrote in a Twitter feed that the mosque would be an "unnecessary provocation" at a time when the collapse of the Twin Towers was "too raw, too real."

A majority doesn't want to see the mosque built, surveys show. A CNN/Opinion Research poll earlier this month showed 68% opposed plans to build the mosque, with 29% in favor. Count as part of the minority New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who recently gave a speech defending the planned Islamic center.

In a statement released Friday night, Bloomberg said: "As I said last week, this proposed mosque and community center in Lower Manhattan is as important a test of the separation of church and state as we may see in our lifetime, and I applaud President Obama's clarion defense of the freedom of religion tonight."

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Current Events; Islam; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: faisalabdulrauf; groundzeromosque; obama; obamagroundzero; palin; sarahpalin; zerogroundzero
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

I believe Obama has ‘other’ plans regarding November.


21 posted on 08/13/2010 7:37:06 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman (We in Missouri spoke LOUDLY 08/03/10 & We peacefully said NO to Tyranny. Are you listening Marxists?)
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To: freethinker_for_freedom
Going up it's a danger to the public because it's probably gonna' fall down real soon. That'd be enough reason to keep it from being built, plus they don't own the land yet, haven't got the money to build it, and as long as they don't ask for a change in the zoning and planning envelope, there's really nothing for government to decide.

So far this has been a lot of fluff and huff on the part of the Islamofascist forces ~ testing the water.

They outed Bloomberg and Obama, and a few others ~ I expect they thought there'd be many more.

22 posted on 08/13/2010 7:37:10 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I believe were are seeing what lefties call “a teachable moment”.

Having the right to do something doesn’t mean someone should do something.

Since Communist Party members founded the ACLU, the left has been able to convince far too may Americans to accept that which should be accepted by scaring people that their “rights” would be taken away if they did not.


23 posted on 08/13/2010 7:38:00 PM PDT by Brugmansian
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The SOB has absolutely no regard for Providence and trusting God to guide our Nation. He has turned his back to God and he is in charge. Do not expect God to reward him for anything. Obama doesn’t get it. We shall suffer for a time undetermined. President Obama is a scourge and plague upon our Great Nation. Stand Fast


24 posted on 08/13/2010 7:38:41 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

More proof of what we already knew, Obama hates America. F him.


25 posted on 08/13/2010 7:39:14 PM PDT by upsdriver (ret.)
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To: charlie72

He knows he can control americans through TV because the people who watch TV are idiots.


26 posted on 08/13/2010 7:39:27 PM PDT by Frantzie (Television controls the American people/sheep)
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To: charlie72

I agree and have made the same statement many times before. He will need a catastrophe, so, I wonder what it will be? Probably an economic Depression...


27 posted on 08/13/2010 7:42:29 PM PDT by devane617 (November!)
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To: freethinker_for_freedom
This is not a constitutional issue. This is a zoning issue. The right if imminent domain could easily be invoked to take away some or all the the bundle of rights these private owners have to the peaceful use of their property.

It might take an Act of Congress, due process, but it would definitely not be a constitutional issue.

28 posted on 08/13/2010 7:46:52 PM PDT by Prospero (non est ad astra mollis e terris via)
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To: Frantzie

Frantzie, I understand your disdain for TV but the ones getting suckered are not FReepers. You had better know your enemy than cut off that information. This site understands full well the battle of the media all-stars. As long as they are spouting their tripe to the masses, we had better darn well know what it is.


29 posted on 08/13/2010 7:49:26 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Send in the Clowms
Kaufman
Carson
ObamaMuslim
30 posted on 08/13/2010 7:58:36 PM PDT by wizkid
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To: charlie72

He can’t stop the elections. Too many folks would take it upon themselves to change the govt. if he tried that


31 posted on 08/13/2010 7:59:51 PM PDT by Quickgun (As a former fetus, I'm opposed to abortion. Mamas don't let your cowboys grow up to be babies..)
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To: muawiyah

I hope some city inspector keeps them chasing a successful inspection for about 50 years.


32 posted on 08/13/2010 8:02:29 PM PDT by gitmo ( The democRats drew first blood. It's our turn now.)
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To: eyedigress
The SOB has absolutely no regard for Providence and trusting God to guide our Nation. He has turned his back to God and he is in charge. Do not expect God to reward him for anything. Obama doesn’t get it. We shall suffer for a time undetermined. President Obama is a scourge and plague upon our Great Nation. Stand Fast

What god do you think this man serves?

33 posted on 08/13/2010 8:05:24 PM PDT by gitmo ( The democRats drew first blood. It's our turn now.)
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To: gitmo

He serves a fallen Angel.


34 posted on 08/13/2010 8:06:31 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Jonah Goldberg recently had an interesting piece on how Obama is always on the 30 side of 70-30 issues (Arizona, Gitmo, NYC terror trials, Obamacare, Economy, etc).

And surprise. Here he is again.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/243179/hugging-30-jonah-goldberg


35 posted on 08/13/2010 8:07:07 PM PDT by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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To: Mr. K

And remember over Christmas they then decided to have a “Christmas Wishing Tree”

Is that what mooselimbs call it?
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I don’t know about THAT,but I DO remember the Obama Christmas tree...
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=119800http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=119800


36 posted on 08/13/2010 8:11:35 PM PDT by massmike (...So this is what happens when OJ's jury elects the president....)
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To: Venturer
Was his non-Muslim wife allowed to eat with them?

Doesn't Islam require that a woman convert before marrying a muslim ? I

37 posted on 08/13/2010 8:17:14 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The article states that a “ certain percentage of Americans mistakenly “ think he’s a Muslim.
But, he’s really, really a Christian.
However, doing this might lend credence to those “suspicious “ citizens who think he’s too sympathetic to Muslims.
Barry came out of the Muslim closet officially tonight .
He can’t walk this back , although Gibbs will pathetically try .
The mystery is why he felt the need to detonate this political bomb so close to the pivotal November elections.


38 posted on 08/13/2010 8:17:50 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Words fail me completely. I can’t tell you how angry I am at the stupidity and the callousness of this man who supposedly represents the American people.


39 posted on 08/13/2010 8:18:23 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Democrats = authoritarian socialists)
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To: Wild Irish Rogue

First prove that he’s a Christian. Reverend Wright studied Islam in divinity school at the University of Chicago.


40 posted on 08/13/2010 8:19:33 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Democrats = authoritarian socialists)
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