If you are a person who supports a free market economy and personal religious liberty then there is insufficient grounds to oppose the building of a mosque within any arbitrary range defined as 'near' to the site of the World Trade Center.

And cocoanut, you are bigoted against Muslims. I thought you might care. I've usually been wrong about bigots though.

Finally, I'm going to oppose anyone who wants to ban this. If any moderators have a problem with that please let me know now and please have the decency and courage to let the other forum members know and then ban me if you must.

That is all.

(June 11, 2010 at 3:48 pm)lrh9 Wrote: And cocoanut, you are bigoted against Muslims. I thought you might care. I've usually been wrong about bigots though.

More accurately, I am bigoted against religion itself.

The Koran isn't building this Mosque. Some seemingly nice Muslim people who want to practice their religion - which is protected by the Bill of Rights - are building this Mosque. (At the very least having it built.)

Quote:Some seemingly nice Muslim people who want to practice their religion

Practice makes perfect?

Not the same people.

Irrelevant.

(June 9, 2010 at 8:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Because he doesn't approve of muslim activities?

Bill Maher makes an interesting distinction on that score. He says "he is not pre-judging... he is JUDGING."

And he finds islam as seriously wanting as Condell.

Pat Condell is a bigoted ignoramus. Bill Maher is a mildly amusing ignoramus.