Ground Zero Mosque

A controversial topic that has been streaming the news lately is the construction of the ground zero mosque. Due to the attack of 9/11 many individuals believe that Muslims are affiliated with terrorism and thus it would be unthinkable to build an Islamic center in this “sensitive” place. These same people who oppose the construction justify this by saying it would show that the terrorist have won. Already many things here have to be addressed. First of all not all Muslims are terrorist and people who believe that should educate themselves about Islam. Second of all the media has spread false information about the ground zero mosque which, quite frankly I myself would oppose its construction if these facts were true. For instance, “Ground Zero Mosque” is highly inaccurate for several reasons. It’s not being built on ground zero, which would be highly unthinkable; instead the proposed building is going to be two blocks away from ground zero on a private building block of an abandoned Burlington Coat Factory. Also this is not a mosque, it’s an Islamic center, so yes there will be a place of worship but there will also be other facilities like a gym and basketball court that will be open to the public. Lately I’ve been pondering why its construction is even controversial, it shouldn’t be at all. The constitution’s first amendment has granted all American citizens freedom of worship. This means “there is no way for President Obama or any other president to put a stumbling block in the way of the free exercise of religion without violating the sanctity of that freedom”. The constitution is what makes America “the land of the free” and thus its laws must be obeyed. If the law says every citizen has the freedom of religion, then we can’t legally stop people from obeying the law. I want to know how you feel about this so post your comments and also take the poll on my blog.