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The NY Mosque: A symbol of Hope?
We all know the story of 9/11.
We know people died because of those selfish and ignorant enough to take lives.
And we have mourned.
Now, in the place where so many memories lay, comes a new beginning.
We have held a grudge against the Middle Easterns because of 9/11, and no one can blame those who do. But that doesn't mean its right. The Middle Easterns who have caused the damage are dead. It's time to let go, and start with open minds.
The mosque that's supposed to be built in the place of the twin towers has raised a lot of questions, and debates. Should it really be placed there?
I think yes. A mosque is a holy place where people can pray, and reach God (Allah). It's not a place of destruction. I think it means a new beginning, where wounds can finally heal. It's ironic, yes, but it's not bad.
Some might say its a horrible idea, why should we put THEIR building in this sacred place, when THEY attacked us?
But they didn't attack us. It was terrorists that attacked us, but that doesn't mean all Middle Easterns are terrorists. We need to learn to stop discriminating just because one person from a race/ethnicity did something. We can't blame the entire race for one person's decision.
So yes, the mosque should be placed there. It's time we start growing, and be less close minded. It only hurts us to be cruel and discriminating. We can learn a lot and understand more, if we could just open our minds more.
Placing the mosque where the twin towers used to be doesn't mean it's replacing our memories. It won't.
We will never forget what happened on 9/11. But it's also time to move on.
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Get this right in your head first: This is not about silencing Muslims or keeping them from practicing their religion. This is about keeping a Mosque off of holy land. Holy land where over 3,000 people were murdered in the name of a particular religion.
I have absolutely no idea what your point was that "Churches aren't evil, and and mosques aren't either". The ones who hijacked the airplanes and killed all of those people weren't C.hristian. If it were commited in the name of C.hristianity, and 3,000 people were slaughtered in its name, it would be an act of blatant provocation and conquest to place a Church onlooking the sight where all of those people were slaughtered. But that's not the case, is it?
This should be a personal experience for all Americans. I don't know how old you were on 9/11 or if you even remember it, but consider the victim's families who had to endure scenarios of them being blown up, and being told who jumped out of windows from 100 stories. I try to empathize what the victims and their families had to endure, but I know that I will never be able to.
You think that this is compassionate? This is anything but compassionate. This is an act of blatant evil. If this Imam had nobel intentions, he would respect those who died on that day and their families and move the Mosque elsewhere.
This building of this Mosque is such an ugly and detestable act of conquest and provocation. I wish I could spit in the face of this Imam for what he is trying to do.
There is absolutely no honor and sympathy among those who wish for this Mosque to be built. It is a moral evil to build a Mosque on this holy ground- and yes, it is holy ground.
