Posted on 05/06/2010 3:26:46 PM PDT by rdl6989
NEW YORK (AP) - In a 13-story building, damaged by debris from the Sept. 11 airliners that brought down the World Trade Center and soon to become a mosque, some see the bridging of a cultural divide and an opportunity to serve a burgeoning, peaceful religious population. Others see a painful reminder of the religious extremism that killed their loved ones.
Two Muslim organizations have partnered to open the mosque and cultural center in lower Manhattan, saying the $100 million project will create a venue for mainstream Islam and a counterbalance to radicalism. It earned a key endorsement this week from influential community leaders.
But some 9/11 victims' families said they were angered that it would be built so close to where their relatives died.
"I don't like it," said Evelyn Pettigano, who lost a sister in the attacks, during a phone interview on Thursday. "I'm not prejudiced. ... It's too close to the area where our family members were murdered."
But the growing number of congregants at the only other nearby mosque, open only one day a week, created a need for an additional space for Muslim prayer in the neighborhood, said Daisy Khan, the executive director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and a board member of the Cordoba Initiative, the two organizations sponsoring the project.
The history associated with the building, a former Burlington Coat Factory store that closed after being damaged on 9/11, was a reason to pick it for the project, she said.
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“People are idiots.”
-T.C.
And I’m sure the muzzies will claim it to be a holy site where so many infidels met their true fate.
Talk about your gratuitous slap in the face...
Bingo. I remember years ago watching news stories of the Taliban blowing up (I believe Buddhist) statues that had been built some 1,500 years ago. These people - and by these people, I mean Muslims - have no respect for ANYONE'S beliefs, other than their own.
That whole religion is suicidal. Like a stupid child or Darwin candidate, they keep poking the bear with sharp sticks.
Great description.
“”I was thinking a bbq ribs joint would be nice.””
Can you imagine the hullabaloo if that were even considered? Expect anyone who tries to get a permit for anything offensive to muslims to be given a very difficult time. But that’s not to say we can’t hope it will happen!!!!
“”She shouldn’t have to declare that she is not prejudiced either””
I’m really tired of people following up their statements with “but I don’t have anything against them.” If that’s true, then they aren’t paying attention and are clueless. How could you NOT have anything against them after 9/11 and all the other terrorist acts around the world done in the name of their beloved (ahem) religion?
Most New Yorkers could give a damn. Stuff like patriotism is passe’ and Islamophobia is for rednecks who watch Fox News.
it just never stops!
It apparently doesn’t matter if thousands die in a terrorist attack in this country.
I hate to say it, but it might wake this stupid, lazy country with useful idiots up if 10s of thousands die. I really hate to say it, but we’ve done all we can do...God ain’t happy and only shakes his head. I have no answers...we try, try, pray, pray, and the idiots simply keep being useful to Obama, imams, muslims, Soros, Ayers, MSM, etc. Grrrrrrrr!
Same here in PA, only sometimes they're Roman Catholic churches. This has been going on for several years now.
Exactly....screw NY.....they had their pity moment, and threw it away. Schadenfreude — bigtime.
Ain't happening....New York remains the most liberal state in the union, beating even my California.
Let there be mosques there. I, for one, couldn't care less about what happens there.
“This is beyond the pale! How DARE they? HOW DARE THEY?”
This is what they do. Haven’t you seen the Temple Mount?
Oh, I know what they do. I know what they’re ALLOWED to do because the vast majority of sheeple are STUPID. You can’t swing a dead cat in my town without hitting some chick in a burka with a half-dozen little fanatics-in-training in tow. And she’s usually a blond, corn-fed LOCAL who’s fallen for some ‘misunderstood’ guy that smells like goat, LOL!
I’m just mad about it. But, that doesn’t seem to make one bit of difference to our LEADERS who are TASKED with protecting America from ALL enemies, foreign AND domestic!
@$)&*)#$$^*)(%_^!!
I would describe the so-called call to prayer as sounding like a guy who is slowly having a hot poker rammed up his backside.
New York City will get hit again.
A modern day prophecy (not mine, but one I read about) — two non-denominational churches are to built in place of the Trade Center. Period.....very simple. If not, NYC will once again be a target.
One of the guys in charge of building this Mosque believes Bush pulled off 9-11.
That figures.
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