Jersey Girl wrote:When I heard that "Muslim's want to build a Mosque on Ground Zero", my very first thought was Dome of the Rock and conquest. The more I've read about it and noticed the inaccuracies and inflammatory nature of the reports, I find it difficult if not possible to determine just what the motivation is.
I don't think we can know the real truth unless we're able to read minds and even so, there may be multiple truths at work. For all we know, the moderate Muslim community is being manipulated by the extreme.
How to know?
Jersey Girl,
I think you may have come full circle finally. Don't blame the press for anything. Read what you need to and come to your own conclusions. Most all of us have the capacity to do so.
For me, it would matter not how many Mosques are in the greater downtown NY area. It is quite telling to me why those investors who want this mosque have so little sensitivity to the very issue.
If, as you say, there are mosques all over the place, why not show how great a religious belief, that supposedly claims a strong fiber for goodwill and mankind, can demonstrate just that with a bit of sensitivity and respect for the thousands lost, and the hundreds of thousands still remembering and grieving?
Don't focus on the press, focus on the reality and reach your own conclusions! The "press" is just a scapegoat!