[lit-ideas] Re: Ground Zero (hey, Eric?)

  • From: John McCreery <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 21:23:37 -0400

I'll second that.

John

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:22 PM, Mike Geary <jejunejesuit.geary2@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> How is it possible to stop any religious organization from buying property
> and building a center dedicated to the interests of that religion anywhere
> unless all other religions are  similarly forbidden to do so within that
> area as well?  Zoning laws make sense to me, but only if they're applied
> equally to all, else welcome to injustice.  Islamism did not commit the
> crimes of 9/11 -- radical individuals did and though they were Islamists,
> they are not representative of Islamism -- only its right-wing extreme.
> Many of the contemporary crimes of Christians and Jews are no less heinous.
> Unless NYC is prepared to outlaw all religious institutions from operating
> within Ground Zero, I see no just or Constitutional way to prohibit the
> Islamists from doing so.
>
> Mike Geary
> going Muslim in Memphis
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Julie Krueger <juliereneb@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I'm interested to know the opinions of listers re. the proposed Mosque at
>> the GZ site ... especially (but by no means only) those in the NY region --
>> what's the prevailing attitude there?
>>
>> Julie Krueger
>>
>>
>>
>


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