1. a. They won't disclose the backers.
Is it unusual for a person backing the building of a religious structure to want anonymity?
Is it unusual for the person who will use said religious structure to repect peoples right to privacy?
What if it was just a businessman, would that make a difference?
1. b. Rauf says he'll take funding from Saudi Arabia and Iran if it happens to come from Iran. We don't like Iran. At all.
You don't like the Church of Scientology either, but let them build anywhere they like, regardless of the rumours of their lies, thefts, murders, and their weak and gullible sources of funding.
1. c. Rauf has been quoted by Reuters, speaking overseas yesterday, that the controversy is the sort of discussion the mosque is meant to develop.
So he wants people to think and talk about Islam, just like your preacher, pastor, bishop or vicar wants you, your neigbourhood, and anyone who drives past the church to think about Christianity. Is that a crime?
1. d. I don't feel a burden to prove somebody's future intentions. If you're wrong and it turns out as bad as we think it will be, will you help us tear it down? Then its legit to argue about not building it in the first place.
Were the situation not so hypocritical and un-christian I might, but unfortunately for America it already has a place of worship proven to be a source of hate and illegal activity; the Westboro Baptist Church.
Treat that place in the same way as you are treating this mosque, and I will respect your even-handedness, but I still won't like you.
2. 3 blocks? The building it's to be in was hit by part of the planes. For me if they're 3 blocks, then so what.
Ok.
2) This question has already been addressed. I'm sure everyone who objects to this location for a mosque built by radicals would have a varying opinion of what's appropriate. But they're all farther away than this location where the building was hit by a plane's landing gear during the attacks. This is really a moot point. I'm going to decline to bicker about the difference between 500 and 800 yards in favor of leaving more room for content.
You say that distance is not part of the discussion, and should never be, and then you point out that this building was close enough to be hit by a piece of plane, therefore making distance an issue again.
In your personal opinion, should there even be a mosque within New York?
3. Yeah there's a Greek orthodox church that was wrecked that will not be rebuilt, says the city. The church found that out by watching an interview on TV.
That is tragic, but is it the City's responsibility to rebuild the Greek Church? And while I think about it; does not the "mosque building" already exist?
3) None built by radicals as victory shrines for a great victory on 9/11.
What makes you think this is a Victory shrine and not a genuine place of worship? How many muslims can the proposed mosqu cater for, and how many muslims WORK* in the area?
*Muslims have to pray 5 times a day. Muslims work in that district. Like it or not, they might actually need that mosque.
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4) Has there ever been a mosque in this specific area before?
5) Where?
