About this mosque

The issue with the Islamic community center/mosque has become one of the biggest and most controversial issues of the year in the past month or so. Even though it has been planned to be built for months it for some reason has just recently become this outrageous thing. I'm not sure when or who ignited the fire of the mosque issue, but it grew and spread quickly. Now it's discussed on every TV and radio talk show everyday. Politicians in New York and every other state in country are using it in campaigning and for political leverage. Honestly, I am tired of it being controversial because there is nothing that can be done that will stop it. I do not like thw fact that a candidate for office inside and outside of New York may win this November because they have denounced it and/or proclaimed that it should not be built. It shouldn't be a campaign issue outside of New York, and I don't really think it should there either. Yes, I understand the controversy about the mosque. However, I don't think that this Islamic center is being built to praise the terrorists that attacked America. It's not like Al Qaeda is building a memorial there. Considering this is a country that has a constitution based on natural rights there is freedom of religion in America. The people that are building the community center have done nothing illegal, and they have every right to build there if they want to. There is nothing anyone can do that will stop it from being built on the basis of them being Muslims. The property belongs to them therefore they have property rights, and the property cannot be taken away from them. As long as they are in compliance with New York City zoning laws then there is no constitutional violation that should take place. The fact that saying this is disrespectful is making a generalization that Muslims are ok with what happened, and that is simply not true. America should be able to show that our enemy isn't Islam, but some radical ideologues that don't represent an entire religion. I liked what Jon Stewart had to say on the issue, and I think he did well to explain why America can't over react to this situation. Even though he is the host of "comedy show" he decides to be serious sometimes, and for most of this segment he is and he does a good job of explaining why most people aren't acting the way they should. It is unfortunate this issue has become what it has, but America has to be a country that values its constitution.


http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-19-2010/extremist-makeover---homeland-edition?xrs=share_copy