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What’s your view on the Ground Zero Mosque?

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Matt Stone

2010-07-20

I finally watched the anti-Ground Zero Mosque ad, and it’s clear why it’s controversial. The ad leans on vague terms like “they” and “their” in ways that blur whether it’s referencing (a) the terrorists who attacked the Twin Towers or (b) the Muslims seeking to build the mosque. The implication seems to be that there’s little distinction—a perspective that comes across as highly insensitive.

That said, I found this comment from ReligionNewsBlog thought-provoking: “The idea of building a mosque close to the site of an Islam-inspired terrorist act is ludicrously insensitive — regardless of which sect of Islam is behind the project. Rejecting such a proposal has nothing to do with religious intolerance or religious persecution, but rather with common sense. The Muslims involved should themselves have the decency to forsake this plan.”

It seems that, on all sides, there’s a willingness to play the game of insensitivity.

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2 responses to “What’s your view on the Ground Zero Mosque?”

Steve K.

2010-07-20

Matt, two points of clarification:
1) There is already a mosque just blocks from Ground Zero. It has been there for years.
2) Cordoba House is not a mosque, but rather an Islamic cultural center with a gymnasium, auditorium, etc.
I disagree that building it would be “insensitive” for those reasons.

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Robin Vestal

2010-07-20

I don’t think the mosque should be built at ground zero. While the commercial plays to people’s fears and brushes everyone with the terrorist label the twin towers were brought down by islamist extremists and it does seem quite insensitive to me to build a mosque at the site.

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