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Imam: Ground Zero Mosque Won’t Be Stopped

In a New York Times editorial Tuesday, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, acknowledged widespread “furor” in America over plans to build a mosque just feet from Ground Zero, but insistsImam: Ground Zero Mosque Wont Be Stopped that the project will proceed as planned.  ”I am convinced that it is the right thing to do for many reasons,” he wrote.

Up until now, Rauf has largely been silent on the controversy surrounding the project.  He has been out of the United States for the past two months, traveling on a U.S. State Department-sponsored talking circuit about religious tolerance and cooperation.  In his editorial, Rauf said that he and “nearly everyone” he met on his trip had “been awed by how inflamed and emotional the issue of the proposed community center has become.”

“The level of attention reflects the degree to which people care about the very American values under debate: recognition of the rights of others, tolerance and freedom of worship,” Rauf wrote.  ”We are proceeding with the community center, Cordoba House. More important, we are doing so with the support of the downtown community, government at all levels and leaders from across the religious spectrum, who will be our partners. I am convinced that it is the right thing to do for many reasons.”

Rauf went on to praise President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for their support of the project.  ”Their statements sent a powerful message about what America stands for, and will be remembered as a milestone in improving American-Muslim relations.”

The imam also acknowledged some critics‘ calls for transparency in the project’s funding.  “I do not underestimate the challenges that will be involved in bringing our work to completion” he wrote. “I know there will be interest in our financing, and so we will clearly identify all of our financial backers.”

In the end, as Rauf noted, the greatest divisions surrounding the project are among those who view the project as an affront to the memories of those who lost their lives in the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001.  However, the imam remains determined to move forward with the project.

After claiming that he is “very sensitive to the feelings” of 9/11 survivors and family members, Rauf said they will continue to “seek the support of those families” as they finalize construction plans.  ”Our objective has always been to make this a center for unification and healing,” he concludes.

The most recent public opinion polls have found that nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers believe Muslims have a right to build the Cordoba mosque, but a majority of city residents would prefer the mosque be moved to a location farther from Ground Zero.

With the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks just days away, controversy will likely only continue to grow.  Rallies for and against the mosque are set for Saturday in New York, to be held after a memorial ceremony at Ground Zero.

Comments (182)

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  • TNnana
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:50am

    Just three (but incredible) things we need to know about the true Islam goal. Scary. http://www.inquiryintoislam.com/2010/07/three-things-about-islam-video.html

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  • American Dad
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:47am

    Sharia is nothing but opportunistic dictates of a narcissistic thug criminal rapist pedophile plan and simple. From his first days of a hallucinating in that cave he became a self appointed prophet offering death and violence to anyone who did not follow him.

    It would be akin to us following Charles Manson, even though Chuck was a all around nicer guy.

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  • ConsiderThis
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:46am

    Let’s ask the NYC Imam to come right out and declare exactly what the official position of Islam is regarding the rights of women.
    Am I being unreasonable considering all the atrocities we read about across the Islamic world?
    Certainly somewhere there must be an official teaching on this.

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  • nostromo
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:33am

    This mosque will become a pilgrimage site for muslims around the world to visit and see for themselves the place where islam had its first victory on American soil. It will become the rallying point for endless grievance demonstrations and marches. It will be the go to place for our media when they want the “official” muslim opinion on something. Overtime more demands for respect and tolerance will be made as areas around the mosque become off limits for things that offend muslims. All the charitable work, brotherhood bs, and outreach will be deception and subversion since that is the assigned task of muslims living in a non muslim country. Check out Italy, France, and the Netherlands for the model.

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:10am

      Wow, read a book or something.

      Stupid Windmill  
    • aesaac
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 11:04am

      The 911 Holy Martyrs Mosque Of The Landing Gear Of The Ascension From Which The Holy Martyrs Rose To Heaven

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    • nicholjm
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 1:42pm

      What in the world are you taking about? Here’s a nugget for you, does anyone here know how many people have been killed in the name of God over the last few decades? I am absolutely certain it is orders of magnitude more then those killed in the name of Allah.

       
    • nostromo
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 8:12pm

      Add your comments

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  • American_Joe
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:17am

    I am tired of people saying they have a 1st amendment right to build this mosque. This simply is not true. The 1st amendment tells congress they can make no law, it doesn’t prohibit local government.

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  • A1955Rosie
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:04am

    Oh BTW…I heard an interview w/a union person and I understand he doesn’t speak for everybody. That being said this guy said yeah, he’d build it, claimed financial stress for his family if he refused. I watch those hypocrits strike for every reason under the sun these days. Even now have some strikers in town, PD being called daily because they can’t behave themselves, threatening the public. Oh yeah…I want to see that rally’s peacefulness and numbers.

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  • A1955Rosie
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:00am

    NY better allow that little Greek church to rebuild first! I’d donate to have the thing tower of this mosque.

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  • GulfPeg
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 6:33am

    This Imam, although he is a citizen of this country, hates the US., just like someone we know that lives on Pennsylvania Ave.

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  • GREENART
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 6:31am

    Rauf is as bad and evil as any other Islamic terrorist, he hates America, Isn’t that obvious?.

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:16am

      Yes because anyone in the Islamic faith is a terrorist.

      Sweeping generalizations hmm?

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  • Carl_Newman
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 6:11am

    This is a tough one. One must wonder what motivates the building of this mosque. When we look at countries that are primarily Muslim and what their laws are regarding other faiths like Christians and Jews, we see a double standard. Could a structure in ANY of these countries that was based on a non-Muslim faith be built?

    But in the end, once again, I am reminded that the way to deal with this structure is not to burn it down or to commit acts of vandalism there is a better way. We just have to believe in that way.

    http://www.thebelieveagainproject.com

    Post a comment on this site and tell us what you think about it.

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    • kralspaces
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:23am

      Not to sound too pessimistic regarding your web site, but historically this has never worked on a large scale. The tribes next door have a different ‘light’.

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  • D.W.
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:26am

    Tolerance seems to be a one way street with this particular group of Muslims. They show no respect or “tolerance” for the wishes of over 60% of the country. This is looking suspiciously more and more like a victory mosque and that will never build any good will!

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 12:42pm

      I see. They are not tolerating intolerance? I think you have to take a minute and actually think about what “tolerance” is.

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    • D.W.
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:05pm

      @PubliusPencilman: 3000 Innocent people were slaughtered by Muslim Jihadists in the name of Allah and now they want to mark the spot with a mosque! Maybe you need to think about what “tolerance” is.

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:41pm

      I think the problem here is the “they.” I simply do not accept the premise that these are the same people. You, on the other hand, feel that the entire religion is responsible for the acts of a few, so I’ll ask you: how have you enjoyed your Koran burning, gay bashing and child molesting?

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    • D.W.
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:50pm

      @PubliusPencilman: You display your ignorance very well jumping to conclusions. I have many friends from many religions including Muslims who also disagree with “they” that want to build the Ground Zero Masque. Here is a link to one of many articles in the hopes you may educate yourself:
      http://bigpeace.com/jmwaller/2010/08/24/more-muslims-speak-out-against-ground-zero-mosque/

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 8:45pm

      I think you missed the point. Obviously I do not actually think that you are a gay basher or a child molester. I am suggesting that by your logic (not mine), you are implicated in these crimes. I prefer not to think that way, and that is why I do not think that the Ground Zero mosque is anything like a “victory” mosque.

      Thanks for the article. I will read it. I recommend, however, that you branch out and look beyond Breitbart and his discredited brand of fake investigative journalism.

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    • Freedomwatcherguy
      Posted on September 10, 2010 at 7:04pm

      To Pencil,
      Why don’t you take a minute to think about what “too stupid to live” is? These people scream bloody murder (indeed are ready to commit mass murder) at the tiniest perceived slight of their religion, demanding exquisite sensitivity towards their feelings at all times whilst refusing to be sensitive to the feelings of the 911 victims families and indeed over 70% of Americans, who are offended by this proposed Mosque. Of course we know they are not all that way. But the bad ones are calling the shots and the good ones are not effectively countering them.. This mosque is going to be deemed a Jihad victory and celebrated as such as Rauf knows damn well. If you are smart, you don’t “tolerate” those sworn to destroy you. Get off your sanctimonious PC high horse. Miss Taha and others may be less adroit with verbiage than you are but they happen to see what is really going on in the world. You seem determined to remain unaware of a very real threat. There are of red flags and sirens all over this thing. If we don’t wake up in the face of all the danger signals then perhaps we actually are too stupid to live. Like I’ve said before on this blog; I’m not afraid of what they can do to us, but of what political correctness may have already done to us.

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  • solvitur ambulando *** Deo
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:17am

    There “they” go again….”recognition of the rights of others, tolerance and freedom of worship,”…. It is freedom of RELIGION! Not freedom of worship…just to get things straight. Our constitution continues to be rewritten.

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:35am

      Same difference?

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    • Jabril
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 8:51pm

      With all due respect Solvitur, there are two clauses in the First Amendment relating to religion. The first is the establishment clause and the second is the free exercise clause. And in fact the free exercise clause does exactly focus on the freedom to worship. No one is rewriting the Constitution on that issue; it is plain as day in the text itself.

      The First Amendment reads as follows “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

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  • Okpulot Taha
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:01am

    Rauf has officially declared war upon America on behalf of Islam.

    Okpulot Taha
    Choctaw Nation

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:30am

      Wow, just wow.

      Only in America can a “conservative” native american woman exist.

      But besides that, no, you are wrong etc.

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 1:55pm

      GARBYBARENGAR comments, “Wow, just wow.”

      Yes, I have a “W” tattoo on each buttock. When I stand on my head, reads, “MOM”.

      GARBYBARENGAR adds, “Only in America can a ‘conservative’ native american woman exist.”

      I am not a native American. I am an American Indian. You need to capitalize “american” – American.

      What is your logic behind American Indians cannot be conservative? Stereotyping bigotry?

      GARBYBARENGAR childishly insults, “But besides that, no, you are wrong etc.”

      Is yours a factual statement or is yours a personal opinion born of bigotry?

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 2:12pm

      Rauf has officially declared war upon America on behalf of Islam. Rauf deceitfully claims he is pleased to be an American, then turns right around and slaps America across her face.

      One of many critical aspects of being an American is respecting the will of our peoples. Currently, 80% or more of Americans are adamantly opposed to Islam building a victory mosque atop of Ground Zero. This is the will of our peoples.

      Rauf is defying the will of our peoples. He is not an American. He is slapping Lady Liberty across her face then exclaiming, “Islam will build our victory mosque whether you like this or not.” His is an act to divide our nation, an act to create acrimony, an act to undermine and subvert both our American way of life and our American system of government.

      Subversion of our American way of life, subversion of our system of government, is an act of war when committed by a foreigner. If you, the reader, accept Rauf is an American, then his is an act of treason.

      I respect and fiercely defend the will of our peoples whether I agree or not. I am a patriotic American.

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 2:35pm

      Okpulot rambles, clearly confused: “One of many critical aspects of being an American is respecting the will of our peoples.”

      Yes, clearly that is why we hold referendums to determine whether or not to uphold the Constitution. You also seem to think that true Americans accept the majority view of everything–I am wondering how this usually works out. By the way, what majority of the country supported the end of slavery? Or of segregation? What majority prevented the American Indians from being exterminated?

      Okpulot concludes on a low note: “I respect and fiercely defend the will of our peoples whether I agree or not. I am a patriotic American.”

      Clearly I misunderstand the concept of American freedom. I did not realize that it meant surrendering one’s own opinion when others disagree. I was under the impression that it meant that we are allowed to think for ourselves and say what we believe and worship in the way that we feel is best. Okpulot, I would like you to promise that if you see another poll that claims the majority of Americans have changed their minds, you will immediately think differently and defer to whatever the majority believes.

      Publius Pencilman
      publiuspencilman.blogspot.com

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:01pm

      PUBLIUSPENCILMAN, not the sharpest pencil in the official No. 2 pencil box, writes,

      “By the way, what majority of the country supported the end of slavery? Or of segregation? What majority prevented the American Indians from being exterminated?”

      What do events of centuries back have to do with events of today? You are deceitfully equivocating which is a dull way of thinking.

      I will teach you something which seems erased from your mind, “We The People”.

      “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”

      “We…ourselves…our”

      We the people are in charge, not Islam nor you.

      Now run along and sharpen your dull pencil.

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:31pm

      I am always amused by left liberal socialist Mobius strip pretzel logic, a type of deceitfully twisted logic employed to destroy our American way of life.

      A dull pencil up there goes on about our Constitution rules supreme over our America. His is a stereotypical left liberal socialist lie, as are those lies of Obama spewed daily.

      We the people rule our nation. The will of our peoples rule our America. If we the people do not rule, there would not be amendments to our Constitution, there would not be our Bill of Rights. We the people decide how our Constitution should read. We the people write our living document, our Constitution.

      Left liberal pencil neck geeks try to fool us into believing their twisted version of our Constitution rules America, not we the people. Those socialist boys, bent upon turning our proud nation into a welfare nation populated by left liberals smoking pot in the back of used book stores, those boys work at both squashing and quashing us through claims we the people do not rule our nation.

      We the people vote, we the majority rule. We the people elected representatives to do the will of our peoples. We the people decide what is constitutional and what is not.

      Constitutional or not, we the people decide what will be allowed or not allowed through our court of public opinion. We the people decide what is moral and what is not moral through our court of societal mores. We the people rule America. Our will, the will of we the peoples, rules.

      Never fall for this left liberal lie we the people are not in charge of our lives and our America. Left liberals will twist and pervert our Constitution to deceive us, to enslave us. We are never to be fooled into blind obedience of our Constitution by pencil neck geek left liberal socialists whose only intent is to inflict a Marxist based socialist tyranny upon our home, America.

      We the people will decide if a victory mosque will be shamefully built atop our sacred Ground Zero.

      Will of our peoples is no such insulting mosque will be built as a claim over victory over America.

      We the people rule. This is our America. We are patriots who fiercely defend our home, America.

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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    • pscully17
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 4:04pm

      I agree !! Islam MUST BE STOPPED!!! WE NEED NOT look any further than Europe- Holland, Britain, France!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! whats to prevent the Moderate Muslims from waking up one day, click on the internet, see a meassage from an Imam in Yemen, and on a moments notice, Open fire on all Non-muslims in their neighborhoods!! If a coordinated attack like that wipes out even 25% of us INFIDELS, the rest of Americans will be pressed to fight!! The Holy WAR is On our soil–it just hasnt broken out in a full fledged battle yet! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:37pm

      Thanks Okpulot for that silly speech devoid of any meaningful content. I particularly like that tricky move where you pontificate on the “We” in “We the people” while simultaneously insisting that it does not apply to me or to anyone who disagrees with you. Funny how that works.

      By the way, given your beliefs, outlined so clearly above, I expect you to defer to our current president, who was elected to a four year term by 52% of voters. Majority is always right, right?

      But anyway, it’s not worth arguing with a cartoon character. I will say good luck trying to throw out the Bill of Rights, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. Even these Tea Party folks have some sort of respect for the Constitution and the rule of law.

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 8:58pm

      PSCULLY17 writes, “If a coordinated attack like that wipes out even 25% of us INFIDELS, the rest of Americans will be pressed to fight!”

      My frightful expectation is Islam will detonate a thermonuclear weapon on Capitol Hill sometime in the future. This is the goal of Islam. Last attack, 9/11, was aimed at our financial center, our White House and our Pentagon. This is clear Islam intends to decapitate America.

      Extreme effort is made by a lot of nations to keep control of nuclear weapons and to prevent select Islamic countries from coming into possession of nuclear weapons. Reason for this is most nations have a real and true fear Islam will use one or more nuclear weapons against Western nations.

      Islam is working hard at acquiring nuclear weapons to use for terrorism. This is a truth all know.

      Our America becoming sissified is a certain guarantee our government will be taken out by an Islamic nuclear attack upon our nation. Our remaining military will retaliate by nuking the entire Mideast, this could very well lead to worldwide nuclear war.

      Too many are unaware the very existence of our Earth and all living things are threatened by Islam.

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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  • RightWingKookTank
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 4:22am

    The video below is in reference to this line from the above article: “…we are doing so with the support of the downtown community, government at all levels and leaders from across the religious spectrum.”
    “Rev. Jim Wallis – Ok to build Ground Zero mosque – 8/22/10 ”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCIFsGKN7P4

    Also:
    “Ground Zero Mosque – Call to prayer? NO! This is why… ”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY0SeMVSg-I

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  • charmagne70
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:56am

    The Islamic doctrine of deception, taqiyya. If a Muslims lips are moving, he is probably practicing his taqiyya. The muslim wants your property, your money, and the end of your life.

    The Verse of the Sword from the koran: 9:5. Then when the Sacred Months (the 1st, 7th, 11th, and 12th months of the Islamic calendar) have passed, then kill the Mushrikun {unbelievers} wherever you find them, and capture them and besiege them, and prepare for them each and every ambush. But if they repent and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat {the Islamic ritual prayers}), and give Zakat {alms}, then leave their way free. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
    9:29. Fight against those who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.

    I’m not buying anything that the muslims are saying. Their own doctrine dictates that they are required to subdue us. Don’t people understand – if a person is following the muslim faith they are required to either subdue us or kill us if they cannot bring us into submission. If they don’t follow these rules then they will go to their version of hell. There are no peaceful muslims, if they‘re peaceful then they’re not following their religious doctrine and then they themselves are considered traitors to their faith and that carries a far worse penalty than to any of us non-believers.

    I don’t hate them. They are free to practice their “religion” but by doing so their own religion requires they be allowed their own laws and rules and that is not in keeping with our constitution. There is a right to religious freedom in this country until it infringes on others rights and sharia law which muslims practice is not in keeping with our constitution. They can practice their religion somewhere else.

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:07am

      Wow! Random quotes pulled from the Qu’ran can prove anything about anyone!

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    • 4theRepublic
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 1:15pm

      OK GARBY educate us, give us the verses that show a teaching of peace outside of Muslims (loving thy neighbor, or doing unto others…) and include the Hadith (words from Muhammad himself) that support them. Otherwise I will continue to understand my interpretations from both.

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  • Okiegal
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:19am

    Rauf says: “We have all been awed by how inflamed and emotional the issue of the proposed community center has become. The level of attention reflects the degree to which people care about the very American values under debate: recognition of the rights of others, tolerance and freedom of worship”.

    I would ask Imam Rauf, “Where is the tolerance you speak of shown in any Islamic country? Where are the Christian Churches Jewish Synagogues Buddhist Temples? Where is the Freedom of Worship in Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia? When you can show me REAL and TRUE Islamic recognition of the rights of others tolerance and freedom of worship, I would believe you, until then Imam Rauf, I have ocean front property in Arizona I want to sell you!!

    You may well fool some with your ‘sugary’ words, you do not fool me for one second…

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:14am

      …I am not even gunna try with this one.

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    • Alabama
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:18am

      The Islamic nations have declared “holy war” against EVERYONE in America who has not or will not convert..we are the infidels..as Christians it is hard for us to understand the way these people think..but remember, they have been taught from birth to fight, to kill, to hate anyone who is not of their faith. “Beware of wolves in lamb’s clothing”..They asked Jesus how would we know false prophets..Jesus said to look to their works..so, take a long look at our neighbors across the ocean..

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:31am

      Gross generalizations are bad for you.

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:38am

      So, you hate Muslims because you say they preach hate. When they do exaclty the opposite and preach cross-cultural understanding, you assume they are lying. Does anyone else see a rather worrying catch-22 here?

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    • 4theRepublic
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 12:53pm

      Beautifully said!! and AMEN!

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    • 4theRepublic
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:44pm

      Oh please GARBY bless us with your wisdom.

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  • vpgibs
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:12am

    They already have a crescent in place at the Flight 93 site….I guess this is phase 2….

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  • anOpinion
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 2:06am

    Does anyone believe a $100 million mosque would be built if 9/11 hadn’t happened.

    You would have to be quite naive to believe that this is anything more than a trophy and a symbol to the extremists that they have conquered ground zero.

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    • JeffW65
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 2:14am

      I wonder what will happen when no construction firms in NY will touch this project? Do they plan on bringing in construction crews from somewhere else with the very protective unions in NYC?

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 2:15am

      It’s almost certainly a trophy and they are capitalizing on the US Constitution and their right to build and express religious freedom. If it truly was a religion of peace, they would see the discontent and use some sensitivity. But it’s not and they will not.

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:05am

      They would have still built there.

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    • janddjohnson
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 6:38pm

      I had a rabbi tell me that work will be done with workers mostly from Turkey. Anyone else hear this?

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  • mdw9661
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 2:04am

    This guy is plain evil.

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  • DrammyCoke
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 1:27am

    It is a shame, this will only hurt muslim~real world relations.

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  • rocktruth
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 1:16am

    The majority of NY city residents are against this!
    So the majority can also vote Barack Obama & Michael Bloomberg out of office.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 2:12am

      They will…. soon.

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:04am

      Did you even read the article?

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    • pscully17
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 4:25pm

      Anyone who says the MAJORITY of NYers are for this Mosque are blatantly LYING!! The Only reason Bloomberg is for it is he as a load of Money tied up in pending projects in Dubai and Bahrain!! FOLLOW THE MONEY!!! secondly the BRIDGE IMAM RAUF IS BUILDING is the BRIDGE of DECEPTION that is a ONE WAY Trail right into America to build MEGA MOSQUES in a CIVILIZATION that Muslims world-wide have Vowed to Destroy!! Everything about America Contrdicts Islmic Law!! Look at britain !!! Bing search SHARIA LAW BRITAIN– read 4 or 5 or 10 Articles on whats going on there, Then TELL ME youre Ok with ALL the ISLAMIC proceedings happening right now!! WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!! YOud better stop this IMAM and MOSQUE,

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  • IndependentConservative_FL
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 1:06am

    I don’t know why these muslims were ever allowed to enter our country. Why believers of a devilish, bloody cult where allowed in?? Why not banning these satanic cults?? Now they want to take over as they are doing in Europe and Canada. America, you deserve what you’re getting.

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    • JohnnyGalt
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 1:49am

      Woah… I’m not for this mosque anymore than you are, but Islam isn’t a “devilish, bloody cult” or a satanic one like you go on to say. I‘ve worked very closely with Muslims over my past in the military and I’ve gotten to know the religion quite well. There is a big difference between fundamental extremists and your neighborhood Muslim. Before you go about bashing a religion, take a breather…

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    • TruthHurts
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:02am

      Johnny, if it isn’t a cult or it is not evil, then why the provocation? They say they are “sensitive to the feelings” yet won’t talk with anyone nor will they consider any kind of compromise. This is a Mosque being built to celebrate what they perceive as a great victory on 9/11, they are not fooling anyone. Why call it the Cordoba house? Why? That alone is a provocation. And saying it is a cultural center is even worse! They are going to have a pool? Really? So little Muslim kids can splash and play at Ground Zero? Will any Jewish or Christians be allowed to use this pool? And this library on the site, is it going to just have texts that promote peace and understanding, or will there be the same Wahhabist texts that drove the 19 to fly those planes into the buildings? We already know that Mohammad was a military leader who conquered and killed. He beheaded his enemies which is why the radicals do it also, to mimic it because Muhammad was their ideal man and they all strive to be like him. You may have worked along side of them, but I suggest that you look into something called Taqiyya and Kitman, allowing deception and outright lies by proponents of Islam against their enemies in their attempts to advance the cause of Islam. We as a country need to wake up to their tactics. They are not like us, and they will tell you that… and that is one thing I do believe when it comes out of their mouth. They do not think like us and they don’t have the same values.

       
    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:03am

      What the?

      Look I know its very easy to be anti-Islam when your that uniformed… but oh never mind you would not listen anyway.

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    • BurntHills
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 11:53am

      yeah, like the FT HOOD murderer was a “good muslim” in America. NEVER FORGET they have infiltrated our Military. the mastermind of the infamous IRAN EMBASSY hostage take-over lived as “an imam” in AMERICA for 38 YEARS before he struck us.

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    • Beckofile
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:03pm

      Not fair to bash a religion but we can bash the colinizers from Mexico and Islam. They are taking over parts of Europe because those people are soft. Problem here is we are being softened in preparation for Colinization. This has been going on for most of history…just read a little.

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    • notimeforthis
      Posted on September 9, 2010 at 1:33pm

      Good reason for immigration reform! it’s all related. Taliban can now go through the Mexican border.

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  • JohnnyGalt
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 1:05am

    I don’t see the Japanese trying to build near Pearl Harbor nor do I see the Vatican trying to put something near Mecca…

    Just saying….

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    • GarbyBarengar
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:01am

      But that would assume Muslims had something to do with that event.

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    • jsmpsn
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:23pm

      He is trying to compare Twin Towers with Extreme Islam with other events such as Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor.

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  • Ellie
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 12:57am

    I predict the average everyday steel worker (mandatory union member) in NYC will not be interested in having his name associated with the building of this mosque and will refuse to work on it…
    The Imam brings in non-union labor…
    The union leaders try to stop their members from striking the site…
    The union members revolt and the united steel workers split from the AFL-CIO by bringing down the corrupt leadership…

    The mosque gets bogged down by lack of progress, goes massively over budget, and the shell gets imploded a couple of years later to make space for a new Needless Markup super store.

    I can dream can’t I?

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    • Not On My Watch
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 6:56am

      I don’t think that it is much of a dream as it is more of a very good possibility.

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    • pscully17
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 3:58pm

      Note to Imama Rauf– you say ” we will go ahead with the project, it will be built” –I say hmmmm 200 Million Americans would like to wager on its completion! GO AWAY RAUF, Your ISLAM is NOT WELCOME HERE!!

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  • kralspaces
    Posted on September 8, 2010 at 12:48am

    The Jews and Christians rejected Muhammad and that is why we have a Quran today. Now the Jew and Christian are afraid to do it again.

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    • kralspaces
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 7:06am

      Traditional Muslims who understand the Quran and the hadith believe that sharia (Islamic law) expresses the highest and best goals for all societies. It is the will of Allah.

      But is Islam just in its laws that Muhammad himself practiced and invented?

      Here’s ten reasons why sharia is bad for all societies, as noted by the American Thinker (and elsewhere). http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/08/top_ten_reasons_why_sharia_is.html

      Like the Christians, reformation is needed.

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:18am

      The terrorists have won. Their strategy has worked. We’ve been “muzzled” by the Muslims. They are the “bullies in the schoolyard”. They’ve conditioned our PC minds into fear and gutlessness.
      THEY are offended??? I’M offended by the twin towers crumbling and killing all my countrymen, the USS Cole and the 17 dead Sailors, the Ft Hood massacre, and on and on and on.

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    • PubliusPencilman
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 10:36am

      I am not exactly sure what you are talking about Stuck_in_CA. How exactly are you muzzled? As much as you would like to sit around and back the PC strawman, this is not ultimately an issue of “political; correctness.” It is, as so many have said, an issue of the right to worship and the recognition that public pressure should not be brought to bear against a minority group who wishes to practice their religion in an old Burlington Coat Factory building in the most diverse and dynamic city in the world.

      Play the victim if you like–at best it is a harmless farce. You are not muzzled by terrorists, nor by the “Progressives” that you are so afraid of. If anything, you are muzzled by your inability to look past the your silly slogans and to understand what is really at stake in this issue.

      So please, share you opnion however you would like, but try to refrain from such silly whining. It’s distracting to the adults.

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    • BurntHills
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 11:50am

      AMERICA AWAKENS, , we realize the muslims are “testing the water” to see how far they can get away with their psycho subjugation agenda in America. they have NO plans to assimiliate into AMERICAN society or values. look at Europe. France just put “allah akbar” on a CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.

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    • Beckofile
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 4:58pm

      Can’t that building come down after it is built? Just thinking of building a monument on the foundation of a islamic building. One we can all be proud of in the US. Maybe a McDonalds, A&W, Sonic…something that says capitalism is fun:)

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    • Beckofile
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 5:21pm

      We should not even bother with this issue much more while the guy in the WH is enslaving our children much faster then Rauf will????

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    • Willjt
      Posted on September 8, 2010 at 8:00pm

      Pigs and pig fat is seen as vile and unclean. Wouldn’t crushed pork rinds scattered upon the grounds and in the mortar do the trick to end this debate? Do they have a right to build it? YES
      is it wise to build it so close to ground Zero? NO

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on September 13, 2010 at 12:55pm

      I am thinking your WRONG about that things are getting pretty dicey..

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