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They may not be the same people, but you would think, if they were the religious people they claim to be, they would want to help build their image and show the people of the US and the world that they were not the kind of people that carried out and supported the 9/11 attacks. By insisting on building this Mosque, they are showing something else, in my opinion. What is the real motive for insisting on this location? Is it the only one in NYC? I really believe that if this were a Christian Faith in a Muslim community, they would stop the effort once the local community voiced it's opinion so strongly. I don't think the government should stop this Mosque from being built. That does go against our constitution. But, I do think the Muslim community should stop it. They don't even want to reveal the source of the funding to build it. If they really want to loose the image of terrorist they need to do the kinds of things that make the rest of the world view them in a positive light. A relativly few people are are making the world view an entire population of people in a negative light. Only they can change it. I really wish they would.

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

I would work on the project without any hesitation. To me it isn't about the money. It is about the principles of what the United States stands for. We as a people stand for equality. These aren't the same people who crashed the plane into towers. Most muslims are very peaceful educated people. Most religions seem to have a far right that takes scripture way to far. I could get much deeper into it but this is a topic like gun control or abortion. This will remain my opinion and I by no means would try and convince others they are wrong.