Obama defends right to build mosque near 9/11 site

[Prometheus]

^ Not Islam, but what some commentators call: islamists. Admittedly, islamists are a minority in the muslim community. Most muslims don't agree with the Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab method of using Islam as a draconian and regressive political ideology.

 

The death cult of islamism is comparable to other immoral, illiberal ideaologies of the past. It, too, shall have the same fugacious fate of intolerant, illiberal movements.

[Jacpher]

^Should the blacks in the South move away from affluent middle class areas too to improve the Klan relationship?

 

Nadler then addressed the biggest fallacy of the right-wing argument: namely, that in their opposition to the Islamic center, they are ascribing collective guilt on all Muslims for the terrorist acts of 9/11:

 

NADLER:

[W]hat they are saying essentially is how can you put a mosque there when, after all, Muslims attacked us on 9/11, and this is ripping open a wound? Well, the fallacy is that Al Qaida attacked us. Islam did not attack us. Islam, like Christianity, like Judaism, like other religions, has many different people, some of whom regard other adherents of the religion as heretics of one sort or another. It is only insensitive if you regard Islam as the culprit, as opposed to Al Qaida as the culprit. We were not attacked by all Muslims. And there were Muslims who were killed there, there were Muslims who were killed there. There were Muslims who ran in as first responders to help. And we cannot take any position like that.

[Prometheus]

^ Complete non-sequitur. Al-Qaeda is not based on communism. It does not stem from the socioeconmic theories of Karl Marx. It is not inspired by some form of Buddhism. It has nothing to do with Confucianism. Their idealogy is informed by a perverse interpretation of Islam, a corruption of faith that most muslims rightly decry and deny. However, this doesn't change the ugly reality that these religious ninnies quote the Quran and Hadith to justify their hatred and violence.

 

This doesn't mean that Islam is responsible. But it does mean that moderate, pacific muslims have a responsibility to vociferously denounce those who hijack their faith. And while muslims do not have to apologize for what every terrorist does, we should have the decency and sensitivity to consider the untold misery and agony that was visited upon others in the name of our religion. Common decency, really.

[Jacpher]

Bloomberg: 'Sad Day For America' If Ground Zero Mosque Plan Is Killed

 

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it would be "a sad day for America" if opponents successfully kill plans for a mosque proposed near the World Trade Center site.

 

Bloomberg has been among a few outspoken elected officials supporting the plans for an Islamic center and mosque two blocks from ground zero.

 

On Friday, President Barack Obama also backed the right for the developers to build a mosque there. He added over the weekend that he was not commenting on the wisdom of building a mosque close to ground zero.

 

Some have said it is insensitive because the terrorists who struck the buildings in 2001 were Islamic extremists.

 

Bloomberg applauded Obama on Monday for backing the mosque. He declined to read what he called nuances into the president's additional remarks on Saturday.

[Libaax-Sankataabte]

This project may be killed soon.

[Ibtisam]

Keith Olbermann Special Comment: There Is No 'Ground Zero Mosque' - 08/16/10

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpT2Muxoo0

[cynical lady]

http://economist.com/node/16743239/comments#comments

[N.O.R.F]

Originally posted by *Ibtisam:

Keith Olbermann Special Comment: There Is No 'Ground Zero Mosque' - 08/16/10

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpT2Muxoo0

Thank you Keith! Clears it all up.