GZM

Submitted by jhstuart (United States), Aug 16, 2010 at 12:34

Too often, the Ground Zero Mosque (GZM) is characterized as a local zoning issue. I believe that argument is invalid for the following reasons:

1. 911 was an attack on the United States and an act of war. Sorry, New York, but zoning issues have been trumped by this event.

2. Many are claiming the Constitution guarantees the right of religious freedom; hence, the GZM is an example of this right. However, the jihadists that crashed their planes into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and nearly another US landmark were expressing their 'religious' freedom (aka mandate) by attempting to deprive us of our freedoms.

If GZM is allowed to proceed, we ignore these facts at our peril.

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