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Originally Posted by DrPhil
What the building consists of is extremely unimportant to me. Jewish centers in many areas hold the same things and most of them are open to the community (some with a minimal fee for some of the faciliites), but that doesn't minimize the fact that it's a Jewish center. I also never forget that the YMCA and YWCA are Christian-based.  That's very apparent regardless of whether the entire community can use the facilities. It's also no surprise when the entire community, in some religiously and racially/ethnicity heterogenous areas, does NOT use the facilities. |
You've hit on my point. This facility has been modeled
specifically on Jewish Community Centers (JCCs). Titling it a mosque is a half-truth that has been perpetrated by Islamophobes who want to get a reaction out of you.
Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, we'll be seeing Islamic Centers popping up all over the country. Then, after a while, they'll become so common that people will forget that they're Islamic Centers...like many people - other than you - have forgotten what the "C" in YMCA/YWCA stands for.
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
But it cannot legally be privileged under the law. Not even if it makes some people feel uncomfortable.
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Precisely.