Religious freedom or religious superiority?

Submitted by Rebecca Moulds (United States), Aug 16, 2010 at 21:23

The attack on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and the plane that crashed in the field in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, will never be forgotten, especially for the families and friends of the victims. The men piloting these planes were Muslims, although radical Muslims. To build a mosque near where the tragedy of the Twin Towers occurred, would be a major mistake, no matter how you look at it, even if Abdul Rauf didn't have notoriously dubious connections. Such a venture, although in the "politically correct" category, smacks of gross insensitivity on the part of the planners. Approval from anyone, including Obama and Bloomberg, is sadly misplaced.

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