Did you postpone watching football/baseball on 9/11 out of respect for the dead?
My wedding is on September 25th...my Bachelor party is on the 10th-12th with the primary celebrating having to happen on saturday....
The mosque at ground zero is much ado about nothing too.
1) The vast majority of Muslims in the World, and especially here in the US, condemn the 911 attacks.
A wonderful thing. It doesn't change the fact that the religion was used as a primary motivator for carrying out said attack and remains linked in the minds of millions to said attacks.
2) A Christian church at ground zero wouldn't turn a single head, let alone earn the outrage that I am seeing from some over here.
Could it possibly because 9/11 wasn't perpetrated due to inspiration by the Christian Faith, due to disagreements with American Politics in part based on the Christian Faith, and carried out in such a way due to their belief in the Christian faith, all in hopes of it being a blessed act in the eyes of the Christian God? Could that POSSIBLY be the reason why a Christian church near ground zero wouldn't turn many heads.
And seriously, I disagree with the notion of it not turning a "single head". I garauntee you some militant athiests would be upset about putting a "religious", IE Christian religion aka the main one they complain about, building so close to what's essentially a national monument for a secular nation.
3) In condemning the building of a mosque there, you are essentially telling them that they are one with the terrorists.
No, by condemning the building of a mosque supposedly about "out reach" there you are telling them that Islam is closely associated with what occurred on that day and you frankly don't want further reminders of a PROMINENT trait of every one of the attacks when going to visit what is essentially a defacto national memorial or monument.
5) It was terrorists who attacked the US, not Muslims, any more than it was Christians who toasted millions of Jews during WWII, just because Adolf Hitler professed to be a Christian.
Actually, it was muslims. 19 muslims. Every one of the attacks were muslim. A large reason they were willing to commit suicide in the attacks was due to their islamic faith. A large reason they were agreeable to the attack was their islamic faith. A large reason for their anger towards America was rooted in their islamic faith. A large reason why they felt they were justified in their attack was due to their islamic faith. A large part of why they volunteered for the attack was the belief that it would please their lord based on their islamic faith.
Muslims attacked the World Trade Center that day...just like saying a "Men robbed that liquor store" last night or "Man-U fans just beat the crap out of that guy" or "Republicans just sold out their constituents by voting for amnesty" would not be saying ALL men robbed the store, ALL manchester united fans beat the person up, or ALL republicans sold out and voted for amnesty.
Also, nice Godwin dana.