“Freedom of Religion”
August 4th, 2010 | Published in Religion | 3 Comments
I’m with Mayor Bloomberg on the whole mosque-in-NYC thing:
Mayor Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and 10 religious leaders of various faiths journeyed to Governors Island this afternoon to show their support for the proposed mosque and community center near the World Trade Center site.
[Bloomberg said:] “This nation was founded on the principle that the government must never choose between religions or favor one over another. The World Trade Center site will forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans if we said no to a mosque in lower Manhattan.”
This is America. We believe in freedom of religion. It means pastors can turn a shopping mall or stadium into a megachurch. It means Mormons can knock on doors. It means you can believe in one god or three or three thousands or none.
And it means someone can build a Mosque in NYC near the trade center site.
Get over it, people. Otherwise your religion might be next.
August 4th, 2010 at 8:58 pm (#)
True, but it is still massively insensitive at the same time.
August 4th, 2010 at 9:03 pm (#)
Why is it insensitive? Those Muslims had nothing to do with the bombing.
August 5th, 2010 at 8:47 am (#)
I agree. It might not be wise or sensitive, but I don’t see how it can legitimately be rejected.
You should check out this post:
http://www.dougwils.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7864:this-approach-wise-i-dont-think&catid=146:mere-christendom