Mosque debate ignores facts

[dtotire]

A well balanced article



Mosque debate ignores facts
By CALVIN WOODWARD

A pedestrian stops to shake Matt Sky's hand while Julia Lundy looks on as they hold signs in front of the site of a proposed mosque near ground zero in New York (AP)

A New York imam and his proposed mosque near ground zero are being demonized by political candidates — mostly Republicans — despite the fact that Islam is already very much a part of the World Trade Center neighborhood. And that Muslims pray inside the Pentagon, too, less than 80 feet from where terrorists attacked.

And that the imam who’s being branded an extremist has been valued by both Republican and Democratic administrations as a moderate face of the faith.


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[liberal N proud]

1. When the right start to debate, facts are of no concern

They run on pure emotion and fear is their biggest weapon.

[Karenina]

2. Direct link:

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/32958