Ground Zero Mosque
Pat Condell hits the nail on the head again.
Pat Condell on Ground Zero mosque: "Is it possible to be astonished, but not surprised?"
Also see WTC Mosque, Meet the Auschwitz Nuns.
The question of the mosque near Ground Zero should not be framed as simply a matter of legal right. It's about basic human decency, as that is expressed in recognition and respect for the feelings of other people. If Islam wants to improve its image in the world, the way to do it is by graciously declining to insist on something that may be a legal right, but which would inflict completely unnecessary pain on others.
Almost everybody thinks this is a test that will be resoundingly flunked, and Muslims should take note of what that says about Islam's well-earned nasty reputation. But if the true intent is to make an in-your-face triumphalist statement, then they won't care a whit about that, either.
Byron
Pat Condell on Ground Zero mosque: "Is it possible to be astonished, but not surprised?"
Also see WTC Mosque, Meet the Auschwitz Nuns.
The question of the mosque near Ground Zero should not be framed as simply a matter of legal right. It's about basic human decency, as that is expressed in recognition and respect for the feelings of other people. If Islam wants to improve its image in the world, the way to do it is by graciously declining to insist on something that may be a legal right, but which would inflict completely unnecessary pain on others.
Almost everybody thinks this is a test that will be resoundingly flunked, and Muslims should take note of what that says about Islam's well-earned nasty reputation. But if the true intent is to make an in-your-face triumphalist statement, then they won't care a whit about that, either.
Byron
posted by Byron | Tuesday, August 03, 2010
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