Mosque at 51 Park Place, NY, NY - Page 5

tw · 07-31-2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

For me, this action by the ADL is short sighted,

Let's pass a simple law. All mosques and synagogues must be adjacent buildings - or close their doors. No more problems. Best way to deal with the hate than causes this thread to exist.

classicman · 07-19-2010, 10:04 PM

Yeh thats what she meant.

Happy Monkey · 07-20-2010, 04:13 PM

Obviously.

TheMercenary · 08-01-2010, 07:24 AM

Let them build it... then we can crash a plane into it.

Lamplighter · 08-01-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Let them build it... then we can crash a plane into it.

Is that supposed to be funny... I think, NOT

TheMercenary · 08-01-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Is that supposed to be funny.

No, not at all.

tw · 08-01-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

No, not at all.

Such actions are how extremist promote more hate and gain power. He wasn't joking. Extremists wish for such events.

TheMercenary · 08-01-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

Such actions are how extremist promote more hate and gain power. He wasn't joking. Extremists wish for such events.

Given the statements you said about my wife I would fully support a plane crashing into your house as well.

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2010, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Let them build it... then we can crash a plane into it.

One can only hope you're a pilot.

Even bringing up something tw said about a zillion years ago didn't divert this post from being one of the most hateful things I've ever read, and not just toward the muslims: it was quite disrespectful to 9/11 survivors as well. I was going to ignore the ugliness, but hey, you know me.

I think merc just likes to *shock* us.

Keep up the good work, you good man deep down inside.

classicman · 08-01-2010, 05:51 PM

Not to change the subject from the same old broken records, but does anyone really know where the money to build this is coming from? I've read and heard different things.

TheMercenary · 08-01-2010, 05:59 PM

Considering the closed method of money transfer in the Islamic world I am sure it would be difficult to follow the money trail. Sort of like following the money trail of a Synagogue, the donors are hidden.

wanderer · 08-04-2010, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Considering the closed method of money transfer in the Islamic world I am sure it would be difficult to follow the money trail. Sort of like following the money trail of a Synagogue, the donors are hidden.

Agreed, they are in fact having a complete network system to transfer even a single penny according to one article I read some time ago. It will be more like trying to find sand in sand...........until/unless there is a sabotage.

Lamplighter · 08-04-2010, 08:05 PM

I believe Mayor Bloomberg made a heroic statement here....

Bold is mine.

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...The simple fact is this building is private property, and the owners have a right to use the building as a house of worship.

The government has no right whatsoever to deny that right - and if it were tried, the courts would almost certainly strike it down as a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question - should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion? That may happen in other countries, but we should never allow it to happen here. This nation was founded on the principle that the government must never choose between religions, or favor one over another.
The World Trade Center Site will forever hold a special place in our City, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves - and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans - if we said 'no' to a mosque in Lower Manhattan.

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Let us not forget that Muslims were among those murdered on 9/11 and that our Muslim neighbors grieved with us as New Yorkers and as Americans. We would betray our values - and play into our enemies' hands - if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone else. In fact, to cave to popular sentiment would be to hand a victory to the terrorists - and we should not stand for that.

For that reason, I believe that this is an important test of the separation of church and state as we may see in our lifetime - as important a test - and it is critically important that we get it right.

abbyd · 08-05-2010, 01:54 PM

Mayor Bloomberg is right, but I wish those Muslims would consider that going against popular sentiment doesn't help their cause much. If the majority are offended, they are right to express their opposition.

The telling thing is, there might be protests, but there won't be murders and bombs and such, as there would be in certain other countries... I think it'll be a symbol of tolerance, though I count myself as one who is offended by it at the same time.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-06-2010, 02:28 AM

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The telling thing is, there might be protests, but there won't be murders and bombs and such, as there would be in certain other countries...

Hopefully.

07-19-2010, 10:04 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Yeh thats what she meant. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-20-2010, 04:13 PM	#3
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08-01-2010, 07:24 AM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Let them build it... then we can crash a plane into it. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-01-2010, 05:51 PM	#10
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Not to change the subject from the same old broken records, but does anyone really know where the money to build this is coming from? I've read and heard different things. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-01-2010, 05:59 PM	#11
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Considering the closed method of money transfer in the Islamic world I am sure it would be difficult to follow the money trail. Sort of like following the money trail of a Synagogue, the donors are hidden. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-05-2010, 01:54 PM	#14
abbyd Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3	Mayor Bloomberg is right, but I wish those Muslims would consider that going against popular sentiment doesn't help their cause much. If the majority are offended, they are right to express their opposition. The telling thing is, there might be protests, but there won't be murders and bombs and such, as there would be in certain other countries... I think it'll be a symbol of tolerance, though I count myself as one who is offended by it at the same time.

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