Nancy, your argument doesn't really wash. The average Christian isn't trying to wipe anyone else off the map and the Christian religion does not support it or preach it. Islam is a different story. People try to reference the crusades to talk about negative things Christians have done, and while those may be bad I am concerned about the here and now and who is trying to kill me now, not in the past. The fact is if they were only trying to put this up as a worship center and nothing more then why do they not offer to move it somewhere else in the area that is not so close to Ground Zero? You cant tell me there is no where else to build in NY. I have heard no requests or attempts by the Imam(s) responsible for this mosque to show compassion or make attempts to take other peoples views into consideration, but we should all shut up and take their view into consideration? It is apparently perfectly fine for them to be insulted and we are bigots for questioning them but at the same time we are not allowed to be insulted that they would want to build here?

As for your other point, for your comparison to Timothy McVeigh to work you would have to ask would people be bothered if some wack job group bought the land across the street from the Murrough building and tried to put up a statue of Timothy McVeigh. I am pretty sure people would get up in arms about that, and rightfully so. My guess is that everyone who was opposed to that would be considered great Americans and we would demonize the people trying to put the statue up...as long as they were not muslim, in which case apparently we can never oppose anything they do....right?

I don't see how any woman or anyone who respects women could ever support any part of the Islamic religion. In the 1980's U.S. laws stopped some island immigrants in Florida from sacrificing chickens, a part of their religion - so why not put a stop to a religion that sacrifices the human rights of over 50% of the U.S. population?

If it truly is an attempt to foster "healing" between Christians and Muslims, why are they even considering pushing forward in the face of such a negative response?

Muslim conquests of the past have been marked by the construction of mosques. This is no different. This imam has stated in the past that America was responsible for invoking the attack. To suddenly disregard his prior statement is wishful thinking. If Muslims wish to foster healing, they should construct a regretful memorial honoring the victims and speak out against such acts of pure evil.

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Only you are at war with Islam. I amazes me how stupid some of you are, failing to recognize that Islam is an Abrahamic religion, like Christianity.

Continue now, with your GOP talking point about how Islam is an ideology. And keep in mind that Christians have committed far more atrocities in the name of God.

We're at two wrongs, can I get three?

"Christians have better taste"..probably an East Cobb observation on taste, style and etiquette.

Nancy you are obviously a good and decent christian person and that is why this whole issue makes little sense to you. Every two years the opposition party creates wedge issues. Whether it is flag burning, abortion, mosques or Terry Schievo. This is political posturing for demagogues to campaign on something other that what really affects the American people. Unemployment, health care, war, and education of our children. This hateful, devisive retoric is less about religion or 9-11 than it is about what really matters, political power.

A church was destroyed in the 9/11 attack. The port authority is dragging their feet whether or not to allow the church to rebuilt.

McVeigh didn't bomb the Oklahoma City federal building in the name of Christianity. He was a self-proclaimed converted agnostic at the time of the bombing. He said he did it because he was enraged at our oppressive government for incidents like Waco.

There is a difference between a genuine place of worship and a trophy shrine in honor of a terrorist attack that killed 3,000 people.

Nancy, of course you are correct in saying that we must protect our freedoms by not abridging them ourselves. However, it is very common for towns, neighborhoods, even states to protest invasions of buildings, factories, religious organizations, etc. that they find objectionable. Often these protest result in the proposals being abandoned even though they had the legal right to proceed. The state of Nevada refuses to allow radioactive waste to be stored inside a especially prepared facility, although they have no legal standing to do so.

In the case of 9/11 this was an atrocity committed on the nation, not just New York City, and it's right that we all have a say, while stopping short of flaunting the Constitution.

There was a Greek Orthodox church nearly at the foot of the south tower that was destroyed when the tower fell. The Church has been in negotiations with the Port Authority over the church's former location and planned rebuilding vs. the P.A.s plans for that part of the site. So what I'm saying is, there was and most likely will be again, a church at ground zero.

Christians like you give me hope for a better future.

Blessings,

A Non-Christian

As a Christian, I am always amazed and shocked when a Christian compares Islam to Christianity. There simply is no comparison. Islam is an ideology, it is not peaceful, it is oppressive and cruel with a Stone Age culture. Americans need to educate themselves before they start defending Islam.

We ARE @ war w/ Islam,... Americans are just too brainwashed to understand what's @ stake! We HAVE been infiltrated @ the HIGHEST level!

The Christians would have better taste and wouldn't do it!