Move the New York City mosque, as a sign of unity
The national debate about building a mosque near Ground Zero in New York is less about our freedom of religion than about the common sense and uncommon courtesy sometimes required to come together as Americans. In our society, we are free to do many things that we nonetheless choose not to. During my lifetime, a number of racial and ethnic slurs have been effectively banned from our national vocabulary -- not because our free speech has been limited, but ... Full Story »
Posted by Jon Mitchell - via Real Clear Politics, Memeorandum, Google News (Religion), Washington Post , Umbreen Bhatti (t), Salvador Sala (t), David Fox (f)
Right winger anti-mosque arguments take three forms: 1) The realtor approach–location, location, location. How dare those terrorist Muslims desecrate our hollowed ground with their version of a church! 2) We believe in freedom of religion, but C’MON! Meaning, we really do believe in freedom of religion but only for ourselves. 3) Then there’s the one in this op-ed. Muslims must do the “right thing.” Meaning, we really do believe in religious freedom, so why don’t you get us off the hook and go somewhere else on your own?