New Posts For Thread: Moderate Muslims Oppose Ground Zero Mosquehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_MosqueIt’s extremely rare that you’ll see a Muslim condemn anything done by another Muslim, up to and including acts of terrorism, so Raheel Raza’s recent column in the Ottowa Citizen is noteworthy for that reason alone.But she also seeThat is a very good thinghttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=507108149#507108149That is a very good thingFri, 23 Sep 2011 15:21:01 -0500From the Los Angeles Times.I had faith that some way, some how, that the fear would die down and that the respect for religious freedom which is at the foundation of the US would prevail. And today in New York for one moment it happened.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=507079259#507079259From the Los Angeles Times.I had faith that some way, some how, that the fear would die down and that the respect for religious freedom which is at the foundation of the US would prevail. And today in New York for one moment it happened.Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:20:05 -0500This thread has been moved from the Hot Topics Zone once discussion died down. The rules in HTZ are a little looser... personal insults are left to remain but sitewide guidelines that prohibit vulgarity, hate speech, etc. are still enforced. Local guhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=467291493#467291493This thread has been moved from the Hot Topics Zone once discussion died down. The rules in HTZ are a little looser... personal insults are left to remain but sitewide guidelines that prohibit vulgarity, hate speech, etc. are still enforced. Local guWed, 22 Sep 2010 19:24:02 -0500Because they have been using the site for many years already. It was no problem then so the question that has to be asked is why is it a problem now?Actually, it's the other way around. The anti Islamicists are the ones being antagonistic. They musthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=465808385#465808385Because they have been using the site for many years already. It was no problem then so the question that has to be asked is why is it a problem now?Actually, it's the other way around. The anti Islamicists are the ones being antagonistic. They mustSat, 11 Sep 2010 19:02:13 -0500I really think that people don't understand the real estate market in Manhattan. Do you think it's easy to find a building where according to zoning laws you can build over 10 floors in Manhattan? Do you think those buildings are cheap for sale everyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=465802921#465802921I really think that people don't understand the real estate market in Manhattan. Do you think it's easy to find a building where according to zoning laws you can build over 10 floors in Manhattan? Do you think those buildings are cheap for sale everySat, 11 Sep 2010 18:09:48 -0500I really think that people don't understand the real estate market in Manhattan. Do you think it's easy to find a building where according to zoning laws you can build over 10 floors in Manhattan? Do you think those buildings are cheap for sale everyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=465800273#465800273I really think that people don't understand the real estate market in Manhattan. Do you think it's easy to find a building where according to zoning laws you can build over 10 floors in Manhattan? Do you think those buildings are cheap for sale everySat, 11 Sep 2010 17:51:27 -0500When I see this question asked repeatedly, I just think that some people don't understand how difficult it is to get a house of worship built.Building a house of worship is not like making a reservation in a hotel. You can't just create a house of wohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=465783173#465783173When I see this question asked repeatedly, I just think that some people don't understand how difficult it is to get a house of worship built.Building a house of worship is not like making a reservation in a hotel. You can't just create a house of woSat, 11 Sep 2010 15:49:02 -0500Agreed.Best wishes, BB ;-)http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=465777957#465777957Agreed.Best wishes, BB ;-)Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:10:29 -0500Why SHOULD they be asked? And if asked why SHOULD they answer? Are they doing something criminal?Just when you've think they learned, anti-Islamic bigots drop their trousers and display their asinine intolerance in public.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=465776769#465776769Why SHOULD they be asked? And if asked why SHOULD they answer? Are they doing something criminal?Just when you've think they learned, anti-Islamic bigots drop their trousers and display their asinine intolerance in public.Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:01:38 -0500They have a right to build anywhere it's legal to build a mosque. The big question - the one no one in authority/the media is failing to ask - is, Why build it there? Really; why, with the majority of the country clearly against it, tension already rhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/25622385/Moderate_Muslims_Oppose_Ground_Zero_Mosque?post_id=465769745#465769745They have a right to build anywhere it's legal to build a mosque. The big question - the one no one in authority/the media is failing to ask - is, Why build it there? Really; why, with the majority of the country clearly against it, tension already rSat, 11 Sep 2010 14:11:15 -0500