Freedom of religion and seperation of church and state are some of our most important core beliefs.
It is the fact that we believe in these prinicples that the extremeist hate us. The terrorist who destroyed the trade center would love to see us deny this project. Building it and showing how much we value freedom having the courage to say that is what matters most to Americans is how we beat down the terrorist. There are deeply patriotic American Muslims many bravely serve in our Military. And I would say they