When Mayor Michael Bloomberg strongly defended the proposed Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero last August even as polls showed most New Yorkers opposed the project, he garnered some favorable media coverage and praise for his stance.
A New York Times editorial called Bloomberg “the leader with the courage to make the case” for the center. [...]
A great deal of what public figures have said about the proposed Islamic cultural center near ground zero in Lower Manhattan has been aimed at playing off fear and intolerance for political gain. Former Justice John Paul Stevens of the Supreme Court, on the other hand, delivered one of the sanest and most instructive arguments [...]
On Friday, Sept. 17, The Oak Ridger published “Another local take on the ‘Ground Zero Mega Mosque,’” Bill Grimmell’s response to my Sept. 6 article, “Branding, Denying Freedoms Is a Risk to All.” Believing the issues involved too important to dismiss, I would like to respond to his assessment of my words.
First, the words [...]
The mind-set is all too familiar: A radical religious group, lurking inside the country, owing loyalty to a foreign power, threatens America. No one denies that its members have a right to worship as they please, but good Americans, patriots, feel compelled to call for curbs against the menace they present. Because of the number [...]
NEW YORK – Muslim voters living in New York’s 13th Congressional District are unhappy with the choice they have to make on Election Day. Park51 – the proposed mosque and Muslim cultural center near ground zero – is one of the most important issues for Muslim Americans in the district, which includes Staten Island and part [...]
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