Side note: Feel free to imagine me screaming while your reading this because that's what I feel like doing.
How fitting? America--"the land of the free, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" is now persecuting fellow Americans for simply practicing their religion.
I am sick and tired of this ongoing dialogue. And I cannot believe that the media has allowed this topic to veer so far from the truth of the situation.Those crazy Muslims are building a mosque on Ground Zero. How dare them you say. Well, you're wrong! And now I will give you four reasons why you are wrong.
Reason #1: It isn't a mosque. A mosque is a place where Muslims can go and worship their god. The proposed building is actually an Islamic center, which could include a library, swimming pool, classrooms to teach langugage and religion, etc. A center may or may not incorporate a mosque as part of its structure but it does not have to.
Reason #2: It isn't on ground zero. The proposed property is 2-3 blocks away from where the twin towers were located.
Reason #3: All Muslims aren't terrorists. And while we're discussing it, not all terrorists are Muslim. Muslim extremist groups such as al-Qaeda "envision a complete break from the foreign influences in Muslim countries," which means they have complete disregard for those who do not believe what they do (hmmm...sound familiar?) and actually seek to destroy these people. There are over 1.5 billion Muslims in the world and groups like al-Qaeda only consist of a very small portion of this number.
Reason #4: The foundation of America is based on freedom of religion. Hello, people! Many of our ancestors came here seeking the freedom to worship their god freely. And now you want to take that away from a people because they don't believe the same things you do.
How dare you! I am an American and a Christian yet I'm constantly persecuted for the things I believe in just because they aren't mainstream. Well, I will not sit idly by and let you do the same to others.
As Americans, we believe in the separation of church and state. We believe that we should be able to worship whoever we want however we want. And if Muslims want to live in America and study their Qur'ans and worship Allah, then by God let them do it. Wake up! Educate yourself! Don't believe everything you read and see in the media. Do your own research and form your own opinion about things.
