Reply #21: I wasn't aware that living in NYC entitled you to omnipotence

[MajorChode]

I guess other New Yorkers and Muslims the world over didn't get the memo to stop calling it a mosque:

The mayor has called it a mosque on numerous occasions:
http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/122239/bloomberg-repeatedly-defends-mosque-by-wtc-site

The Muslim Writer's Guild of America calls it a mosque:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harris-zafar/ground-zero-mosque-a-musl_b_651637.html

Al Jazeera calls it a mosque:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/20108323348309300.html

Islamtoday calls it a mosque:

Rauf and Khan have said Park51 — envisaged as a 15-story structure, including a mosque, cultural center and auditorium — will promote greater interfaith dialogue. The Islamic center would be open to all visitors to demonstrate that Muslims are part of their community.

http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-230-3735.htm

The Muslim Observer calls it a mosque:
http://muslimmedianetwork.com/mmn/?p=6643

The Muslim Public Affairs Council calls it a mosque:
http://www.mpac.org/article.php?id=1176

The lead developer of the project calls it a mosque:

Sharif el-Gamal, lead developer of the Park 51 project and member of the Jewish community center in upper Manhattan told Haaretz he did not expect the attention they have been receiving as he had been trying to buy the building for five years with this intention to build the center. "I’ve been looking for almost 10 years within this vicinity. It’s not easy to find real estate in New-York."

El-Gamal, who has a Jewish sister-in-law, added that "the mosque will be a small component of a larger facility and it will be run as a separate non-profit. There will be a gym, a pool, restaurant. A spa, multi-use facilities, and also a September 11 memorial space to honor the victims."

http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/ground-zero-mosque-imam-thanks-u-s-jews-for-support-1.305883

For the record, I could care less if they call it a mosque or a ping-pong palace, or where they build it. But pretending that a "prayer room" that holds 2,000 people is not a mosque, is a bit asinine. If you want to keep pretending it isn't, more power to you.