NYC Mosque

After receiving numerous emails from friends arguing both sides to this issue I felt compelled to address it. I sent a friend an article from The Daily Beast regarding the proposed Mosque:

Today: August 21, 2010
Asra Q. Nomani
The Money Behind the Mosque
by Asra Q. Nomani


Far from a fundraising juggernaut with ties to Ahmadinejad, the planned
Islamic center near ground zero has less than $9,000 in the bank—raised by a
group of Muslim-American moms. Asra Q. Nomani reports.



In recent days, critics of the proposal to build a mosque and Islamic center
near ground zero have linked the plan to everyone from Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad to Islamist organizations Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. But the
plan's real fundraising effort, thus far, is much more
innocuous: a PayPal account with less than $9,000 in it, mostly from New
Yorkers, raised by a group of Muslim moms in Manhattan whose original aim was to
host a peace march.

After this "friend" had sent me information that the Muslims were trying to take over the US. Her response to my email is what lit me up:


"Not sure why you are sending me this. To convince me its okay or the opposite.
They are only starting to raise the money, that is why the Imam is in the middle
east right now. Getting money from the Saudis and the Iranians. (Yes Iran) If
you think you'll be able to track where it comes from you are mistaken. You will
know what they want you to know. Blogs are not news articles; they are opinion.

There are three more mosque's planned in TN. Not just mosque's but compounds.
Its not just a worship building in TN.
This is dangerous for America and you cannot convince me otherwise if that is
what you are trying to do. I have done my research and listened to the facts.
Its not about religion; unlike how America is slowly separating church from
state; Islam religion and politics are one in the same. This country is headed
for dangerous drastic change; how soon? 5, 10 years??? We will lose our freedom
if this is permitted. Google, murfreesboro TN.

They do not respect the foundation on what this country is built on and will use
our freedoms against us. See how much equality there is when we are the
minority. Look at the state of the country they are coming from, see their
actions, not just their words. See their unwillingness to listen to the people
who had family members die on 9/11; not to mention the mosque will open on
9/11/11; that alone speaks voumes. I have seen footage of the inside of mosques
from other countries; 9K couldn't buy a lightswitch; millions of dollars will go
into this mosque.

The mosque in TN - one of the board members had jihad terrorist information on
his facebook page; once brought to light, it was removed. Do you think he's
stopped recruiting? Honestly, this could be a dire mistake for america. People
are so fixated on being politically correct and non-discriminatory that they are
not seeing the big picture.

Don't be naive; read all you can from independent sources; people who have had
dealings with Islam; teachers, rabbi's, historians, the clergy. They are the
ones that know what they are about. Their MO is to conquer (WTC, NY) and build a
worship building on the desecrated site...kind of like dancing on someones grave
Mohammed style.

Personally, it is unfathomable that any American can find this acceptable ....
9/11 wasn't that long ago. "

It took every ounce of my being not to respond with some witty quip (I received input from friends with cooler heads)...and I chose not to correct her obvious mispellings! It's interesting the conspiracy theory that she has chosen to pass along....(she has been programmed well by the right-wing nut jobs who have their talking points that is used to be sprinkled around like a virus....herpes-like!) I have heard plenty of arguments regarding 9/11 and Ground Zero but this one took the cake.

Freedom of religion and Freedom of Speech are basic rights of every American and yet they are being challenged with this issue. The Mosque is 2 blocks from the WTC site so it's not on "hollowed ground" like everyone seems to want to believe. If these people want to be angry with anyone, try the folks who sold them the property...The folks that purchased the propety have every right to buy and build like anyone else does; as long as they follow the rules and abide them while building.

This is a disgrace! Not every Muslim is a terrorist; just like not every priest is a pedophile. Our country was established by people who came here for religious freedom; have these people forgotten this? Selective hearing? We can't just pick and choose the laws of the land but yet the GOP would like to do just that.

I guess I like to stand by our Constitution and I refuse to engage in an argument that the other side won't even listen to. This would waste of my breath and my time. Enough is enough!

God Bless America!