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The proposed mosque at Ground Zero seems to be the topic of the weekend.  Even Obama made a forceful statement about it (finally taking a stand on something, Obama?). Well, then of course he back tracked a little, as we know is his style.  How Obamalike of him to wax eloquent about America embracing religious freedom in standing up for the Muslim effort to place a mosque at the site of the 9/11 disaster.  His interest is in honoring the right of freedom of religion seems fairly selective.  As Larry Johnson at No Quarter points out, Obama hosted an Iftar - a dinner which is part of the Ramadan celebration, yet he refused to host an interfaith service for National Day of Prayer.  http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2010/08/13/barack-obama-still-tone-deaf/.
And, of course, we all remember his refusal to meet with the Dali Lama. 

Rev. Amy is spot on in the article below, making the point that the issue is NOT about freedom of religion. 

It Isn't About "Freedom To Practice Religion," Obama

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This isn't about freedom of religion. It is about reverence, about sensitivity to one of the most horrible acts of war on our shores, committed by Muslim extremists. That is not a right wing talking point, that is reality, a fact. The Twin Towers were brought down by Muslim extremists who sought to do us harm. And they did.

Perhaps President Obama, and all of the liberals who are working so hard to be "politically correct" and paint those who desire to not have this mosque so close to Ground Zero as a bunch of intolerant, insensitive yahoos should take a look at the video below, and remember. Remember what happened that day, not just to New Yorkers, but at the Pentagon, in a field in Pennsylvania, to all Americans, and to the world. This isn't about freedom of religion.
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No, this is about reverence. It is about honoring the memories of all who were lost in this devastating attack at the hands of Muslim extremists. It is about sensitivity to those families and friends who lost loved ones, and to all Americans who lost a sense of safety that day. It is about all of us, whose lives were changed forever the day those planes were flown into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the field in Pennsylvania.

How dare anyone try and make this out to be anything other than that. It is not about freedom of religion, or the right of one group to practice that religion. It is about a modicum of grace. A modicum of respect. We would no more accept a KKK headquarters in Selma, or a Japanese WWII memorial at Pearl Harbor, or a German Cultural museum in the beaches of Normandy. No, we wouldn't, and we shouldn't accept this as a "freedom of religion" issue. It isn't.

Imam Fauk was offered another piece of real estate in the city of New York, which already has more than 100 mosques. He declined. He is determined to have it near Ground Zero.

And again I ask, why?

http://rabblerouserruminations.blogspot.com/2010/08/it-isnt-about-freedom-to-practice.html