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Wes Mantooth · 07-21-2010, 11:44 AM

I don't think I've ever heard of someone protesting the building of a church, anywhere (I'm sure its happened but it isn't very common) and I certainly couldn't imagine a dust up over a group of Christians building a church 2 blocks from ground zero.

But that's not really the issue here, its about telling US citizens that because they choose to worship a certain way they don't deserve the right (which lets be honest would be afforded to other religions without a millionth of the hoopla) to build a temple of worship were they choose because it might be offensive to others. I could understand zoning problems or something like that causing them to find another location but simply because its in the vicinity of ground zero? That's wrong and it would be wrong no matter what the faith involved.

07-21-2010, 11:44 AM	#47 (permalink)
Wes Mantooth Junkie Location: Tennessee	I don't think I've ever heard of someone protesting the building of a church, anywhere (I'm sure its happened but it isn't very common) and I certainly couldn't imagine a dust up over a group of Christians building a church 2 blocks from ground zero. But that's not really the issue here, its about telling US citizens that because they choose to worship a certain way they don't deserve the right (which lets be honest would be afforded to other religions without a millionth of the hoopla) to build a temple of worship were they choose because it might be offensive to others. I could understand zoning problems or something like that causing them to find another location but simply because its in the vicinity of ground zero? That's wrong and it would be wrong no matter what the faith involved. __________________ “My god I must have missed it...its hell down here!”