To try an analogy that New Orleanians might get, how's this? Saying that a mosque shouldn't be built near Ground Zero in NYC is a bit like saying a civil engineering firm shouldn't be able to build a new office near one of the levee breaks in NOLA.
Why conflate the acts of a few idiots with an entire group?
I'm so impressed with what Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York has said about the proposed mosque:
“What is great about America, and particularly New York, is we welcome everybody, and if we are so afraid of something like this, what does that say about us?” Mr. Bloomberg asked recently.
“Democracy is stronger than this,” he added. “And for us to just say no is just, I think — not appropriate is a nice way to phrase it.”
I prefer the former.
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Not to undermine your argument, but our country was founded on the right to freedom of religion - not only which Christian religion - all religions, as I see it. And that has nothing to do with engineering. (Though some may disagree.)
I'd be more afraid of Goldman/Sachs or BP having an office near by. They pose a bigger threat than a bunch of moderate Muslims.
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