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Originally Posted by MysticCat
The fact that it's not a federal issue is sort of beside the point. It's definitely a political issue, and the president is a political as well as a governmental official. Then there's the whole bully-pulpit thing.
It's a no-win situation. If a he says nothing, he'll be pilloried by political opponents (and perhaps by political allies) for not taking a stand on the issue. If he says something, he'll be pilloried for what he says. If he says "it's not a federal issue" he'll be criticized for not taking a stand.
It's politics.
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Yes and he was at an iftar, it was one of those things where he "had" to say "something."
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Originally Posted by agzg
I was under the understanding (and it may be mistaken) that this was more than "just a mosque" - I thought it was supposed to be a multi-level community center.
The comparison may not fit completely with what the Y has become in recent decades, but I think it certainly fits with JCC in terms of place of worship/community center/athletics facilities/daycare and all the other things a JCC does in a community.
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Yes, it's more like a JCC with the equivalent of a chapel (dedicated prayer space). Currently it's just a prayer space mostly as overflow from the two other mosques nearby - one more conservative, one very progressive.
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