From: liam@valentijn.nu
"No One" schreef in bericht
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> On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 21:55:37 -0700 (PDT), LT
> wrote:
>
>>Nine years later, I am still angry about 9/11. Many people are not. In
>>fact, many people barely remember 9/11. They see nothing wrong with
>>building a mosque at Ground Zero. They do not realize that Ground Zero
>>is already a holy place. They do not realize that it would be similar
>>to building a Japanese Shinto shrine at Pearl Harbor, near the USS
>>Arizona Memorial. They do not realize that, like our troops raising
>>our flag on Iwo Jima, it would be a symbol of victory - but not our
>>victory.
>>
>>The problem with 9/10 thinking is that it leads to 9/11.
>
> You might want to check up on your history a bit. The area the WTC was
> built in used to be known as "Little Syria" and had a huge local Muslim
> community. There are Mosques all around the place.
>
> Personally, I think building a Mosque on ground zero would be a good
> idea - along with churches, shrines, temples and whatever else for all
> of the Earth's major faiths who care to build one. Even one for
> Scientology if they want to take part. America was built on the concept
> of one nation under God, so why not demonstrate that it still holds to
> that ideal instead of continually allowing idiotic bigots like Pastor
> Jones to further the goals of Osama bin Laden.
>
> Andy (an atheist, in case you were wondering)
Hear, hear!
E pluribus unum and all.
--
Wouter Valentijn www.j3v.net (also atheist and an admirer of the USA)
http://www.nksf.scifics.com/startrek.html
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'Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6x21: Two To Go.'
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