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Originally Posted by agzg
I just really don't think that a JCC or a YMCA (or "Y", now) would meet this type of criticism. So I don't think they need to care about the relative proximity to Ground Zero.
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Well, of course, and I don't understand why people keep bringing up the JCC and YMCA. Agree or disagree, there are some basic concepts that should be understood:
This is a topic because it is a Mosque.
This is a topic because Muslim is not the dominant religion in America.
This is a topic because terrorists who claim to be Muslim committed a terrorist act.
This is a topic because a new Mosque (what it will include doesn't erase the religious component) is going to be built where many consider to be near Ground Zero.
This is a topic because it pisses many Americans off, including those who are well informed about the topic.
This is arguably not just about Islam and a mosque being built because a mosque being built in an area with a Muslim population and where "Ground Zero" is not in the same sentence may not have received so much attention. Similar would happen if terrorists who claimed to be Christian committed a terrorist act in a country, where Christianity is not the dominant religion, and planned on building a church a few blocks from the attack. And, no, "Christian outreach gone awry" doesn't count.