Building a Mosque??? WTF - Page 3

Bodeanicus · #1 09-01-2010, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Eternal-Elf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I just have a feeling that when you put a place of worship, in the middle of a place full of people that hate it.....eventually you're going to have a problem.

What happens when you get a group of people from New York that shoot the place up or something.......all out civil war is what will happen.

I don't want that.

Oh, I agree. Politically, it's a very bad idea. Whoever owns that lot should just sell it, and build elsewhere.

purist · #2 09-01-2010, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Eternal-Elf [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I just have a feeling that when you put a place of worship, in the middle of a place full of people that hate it.....eventually you're going to have a problem.

What happens when you get a group of people from New York that shoot the place up or something.......all out civil war is what will happen.

I don't want that.

There are already two mosques only blocks from the proposed site; Masjid Manhattan and Masjid al-Farah. Nobody's shot those up. Also yes, most public opinion polls seem to show the bulk of Americans oppose the project, but a clear majority of Manhattanites, you know, the people who live and work near Ground Zero experienced the 9/11 attacks first hand, support it.

http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-cont...enter_Site.htm

Lazortag · #3 09-01-2010, 08:59 AM

This isn't even controversial. You have to be a complete xenophobe to actually think that building a mosque near ground zero isn't justified. So long as no one with authority in the mosque (such as the prayer leader) is espousing hateful ideas, they should be allowed to build it wherever they want. Even if the mosque attracts some extremists, even extremists have the right to be in sensitive areas like ground zero, so long as they aren't disturbing the peace. Anyone opposed to the building of this mosque is suggesting different rules for muslims simply because the people responsible for the tragedy on 9/11 identified as muslim.

What I find hilarious is that anyone concerned with Islamic extremism should be in favor of letting them build the mosque, because all this "movement" (which, need I remind you, is being headed by the one and only Sarah Palin) is going to accomplish is making muslims feel insulted and resentful towards the US.

By law, nothing prohibits them from building the mosque, so please someone give me a good reason why an exception to the law should be made in this case? And I mean a *good* reason, not some vague ignorant comment about how muslims are backward or inherently extremist.

Lazortag · #4 09-01-2010, 09:00 AM

God, did I say it was a mosque? Like eleven times in my post? It's an islamic community centre. Why am I such an idiot. Either way, everything in my post still applies.

Lazortag · #5 09-01-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lazortag [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

God, did I say it was a mosque? Like eleven times in my post? It's an islamic community centre. Why am I such an idiot. Either way, everything in my post still applies.

edit (lolz): Actually it's also a mosque. Guess I was right. I thought the title of the topic had somehow hypnotized me into make-believing it was a mosque:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordoba_House

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Park51, originally named Cordoba House, is a planned $100 million, 13-story, glass and steel Islamic community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan

just ignore this post and the one before it.

fugazi · #6 09-01-2010, 06:56 AM

Its not on Ground Zero, its two blocks away from it. They're already using the place right now as a place of worship and prayer. For people who invade countries to bring 'em democracy, it's pretty hilarious to see you ignoring the hell out of your constitution when it befits you.

.. but I agree with the fact that it would be poor taste to build a mosque at Ground Zero. Alas, it isn't at Ground Zero.

Rasterburn · #7 09-01-2010, 07:05 AM

I live in New York. I know how New Yorkers think. And one of my friends... a guy whom I had known since high school, was killed on 9/11.

If those assholes try to build this nasty little mosque of theirs, then they can fully expect a street war. I can already see people gearing up for it.

Abacab niggah · #8 09-01-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Rasterburn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I live in New York. I know how New Yorkers think. And one of my friends... a guy whom I had known since high school, was killed on 9/11.

If those assholes try to build this nasty little mosque of theirs, then they can fully expect a street war. I can already see people gearing up for it.

This is new yorkers?

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Rasterburn · #9 09-01-2010, 07:32 AM

Come to NY and find out. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

fugazi · #10 09-01-2010, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Rasterburn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I live in New York. I know how New Yorkers think. And one of my friends... a guy whom I had known since high school, was killed on 9/11.

If those assholes try to build this nasty little mosque of theirs, then they can fully expect a street war. I can already see people gearing up for it.

And these people were involved in killing your friend how?