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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 09:40 AM Original message |
Local NYC board backs plan to build mosque near Ground Zero |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. "Imam planning Islamic center, mosque near Ground Zero rips Tea Party's Mark Williams, other critics |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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fatbuckel (518 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. So do we stop Christian churches from going up in places because some Christian Nutjob |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. So do we stop Christian churches from going up .... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. too paraphrase Benjamin Franklin |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. they should have a huge minaret |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. they should have a huge minaret |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. Why the hell not? nt. |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. K & R |
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Bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. Out of RESPECT...why build there? |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Agree. Think of the families. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
38. Yes, think of the families of the Muslim victims of the 9/11 terrorists |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
60. Please see the other responses to Reply #9. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. japan is a country, islam is not a county. there are a large number of american muslims |
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burnsei sensei (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
64. While Islam is not a nation-state, |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Would the same objections be levied against a Christian church or Jewish temple? |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
35. have to agree with you... |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. I would. I don't want a mosque built there. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 09:42 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Do you know that this isn't actually on the site, or are you just kneejerking? (nt) |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:31 AM Response to Reply #42 |
57. They are not building on Ground Zero, only in the neighborhood, so they are. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Because not all Muslims are terrorists. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. The people it "infuriates" are not worthy of RESPECT. |
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Bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Who is REALLY funding this multi million $ project? Saudis? |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I can understand how it would look like the Islamists are thumbing there nose at Ground 0. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 01:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
51. Would you object to a gas station? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:57 AM Response to Reply #18 |
59. How things look depend upon the persons looking and, often, which filters they are looking through |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. What's disrespectful about building a mosque several blocks away? (nt) |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Out of RESPECT...let's not profile Muslims or support the idea they're all terrorists. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Muslims in the WTC were among the 9/11 victims. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:06 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. They don't even hear us. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. And like many homophobes, they won't be TSed. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 11:54 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. I'm shocked /nt |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
39. There are SIX JAPANESE RESTAURANTS AT PEARL HARBOR!!! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
56. Why is NOT building a place of worship any more respectful than building one? |
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tranche (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. Too bad a spotlight makes a controversy. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
17. Maybe this will start the healing process... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 06:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
58. How will banning a mosque start a healing process? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
21. That is really stupid. VERY bad PR move. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Why? Moderate Muslims are the Islamic terrorists' worst enemy. Most Muslims are fine people. |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
23. Bad idea. It is disrespectful to the families of those who died there - |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 02:16 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. The proposed mosque isn't on the WTC site, it's just in the neighborhood. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. It's barely even in the neighborhood, either - isn't it two or three blocks away? (nt) |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 07:50 AM Response to Reply #33 |
52. Two blocks north and not even visible from the WTC site |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Thanks for the map -- that really helps clarify it. (n/t) |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. "Is pizza consistent with your vision of peace and reflection?" |
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pinboy3niner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. Members of THIS Muslim congregation died on 9/11 |
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junior college (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. Muslims deserve to be represented down there after how they were treated |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
27. Put a mosque IN THE FREEDOM TOWER. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
28. Horrific reporting by the MSM on this story |
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name not needed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
30. Funny how it's people that live outside of NYC that have a problem with this. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 09:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. The families are opposed - |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. "The families" are not a monolith and anyone suggesting otherwise is a fool. (nt) |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
31. I'm sorry--how is the opposition to this not out-and-out bigotry? |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
32. if there shouldn't be a mosque nearby, |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-27-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
45. Wow. Some very interesting responses for a supposedly Progressive |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #45 |
54. du is consistent that way |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:14 AM Response to Reply #45 |
61. Yeah, at least one of them was someone I formerly had respect for. |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-06-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
55. I don't care |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
62. Cool. To hell with the bigoted naysayers hiding behind the "what about the families" canard. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-07-10 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
63. some people will only be happy if NYC is like Mecca in reverse: no Muslims allowed |
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