Nonprofit: We'll Buy NYC Land Considered For Mosque

As a person who grew up just outside New York City, and someone who many would describe as a "New Yorker," whatever that means, I support this wholeheartedly.  I understand the controversy about the mosque and and religious freedom, etc.  But I just cannot comprehend the rational behind building a mosque in that location.  For anyone who is not familiar with the area, its all commercial.  To make matters even more astounding, the people that do live nearby, they are primarily Christian and Jewish.  And one more thing is that there is a large mosque in Brooklyn, where the overwhelming majority of New York City Muslims live.  Now, maybe I'm crazy, but I would not ever consider driving across the RFK bridge, or Lincoln tunnel just to go to a service.  Its just not even a question.  Now if you want to look at history, it will tell you that Muslims used to build mosques on conquered territories.  I don't think that these individuals who are managing this project are implying that.  I think that there has become a prejudice in regard to Muslims that has made them, for better or for worse stand out.  It is undeniable that there were extreme, out of the ordinary, crazy Muslims who attacked us on 9/11.  And they should not at all represent the Islamic community, they are the minority.  But, because of their actions, many good, nonviolent Muslims have suffered dearly.  Now, there is a political correctness which, in my opinion has made this debate much worse than it should be.  There is also a common courtesy that people should have for each other.  In regard to the political correctness, if you say that the mosque shouldn't be built, you are a racist.  Personally, I don't see a reason why it can't be built, but I do not think it should be built because it is extremely insensitive to those who lost a loved one.  It is also not practical, so in that regard, maybe the contractors did a poor job researching New York.
Now to get to the nonprofit.  I really like the idea.  First and foremost, it fits into the area much better because it is a business.  The only problem I see is that how could a nonprofit afford to keep up the property in the very expensive NYC market.  Bringing in someone like Donald Trump is great, and I really do hope that this gets done, but I don't have much hope.  To go back to my point earlier, the mosque will be built because its considered politically correct.

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