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Originally Posted by 420sx
Strip clubs, liquor stores, and gun shops arent protected constitutional rights. Freedom of religion is. So your parallel is completely void. I dont even care to respond to the rest of your off based, biased, ridiculous post.
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wow, and here we have another self-proclaimed constitutional scholar I see...
guess what genius, the consumption of alcohol and the right to bear arms are protected in the same constitution that protects religious freedom. However, the constitution DOES NOT protect a right to build any type of building anywhere you please. Apparently you are another one who's never heard of zoning laws. Please point out to me the part in the constitution that protects your right to build any type of building anywhere you want, as you've claimed it does.
My parallel isn't even really a direct parallel anyway, nor was it intended to be. It's a matter of one group offending another when they could easily choose a different, less offensive site for that building. There is nothing inherently "wrong" imo with building a strip club next to a synagouge, but common human decency tells us that it's inappropriate because we know it would offend the jews worshipping next door. Whether or not we agree with being offended by nekkid womenz, basic human decency tells us that we shouldn't simply ignore those people's feelings. In the exact same vein, there are obviously a lot of people who are offended by the mosque being built so near to ground zero. Are those people being silly and even bigoted? Yes, it's quite possible. But that doesn't mean their feelings should be completely disregarded, just as it would be inappropriate for a strip club owner to disregard the feelings of a church congregation when choosing where to build his business.
Once again, it's called common decency. Apparently you missed that part of humanity class.
BTW, MODERATE MUSLIMS agree with my position:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Mi...303/story.html
Yes, that's right, you are siding with muslim EXTREMISTS on this issue and not even moderate muslims. Congrats.
If the muslims in charge of building this mosque were truly concerned about tolerance and want to show the world they're not all terrorist extremists, when this many people have a problem with something they're doing, the responsible thing to do would simply be to say, "OK, I can see this is causing a problem, lets just find a different site to build on."
now that we have that out of the way, what are some of the other "ridiculous" and "biased" parts of my post?
You guys really love telling me how stupid and ridiculous my statements are, but have offered absolutely nothing to back up those accusations. Funny how that works, isn't it?