such controversy? This whole thing would not have reached the level of public awareness that it has if our President had not spoken out in such favor of it. Everyone knows the first amendment provides a legal reason for such a Mosque to be built. That’s not the issue.
It would have made all the difference in the world had Obama handled it differently. He could have said, he knows this is a sensitive issue for Americans and especially those who lost family and friends on 9/11, and he doesn't deny their constitutional right to build it but he would strongly recommend they choose a different location in honor of those who lost their lives during the most vicious attack to ever take place on American soil.
This would have at the very least given us hope that our president was somewhat sensitive to how the majority of Americans feel concerning this issue. I realize a few Muslims lost their lives on that day but that doesn't mean we should all be in favor of this thing. The radical extremist Muslims are who we are against and this Mosque is a monument to mark their victory. The good American Muslims who are against the extremists should agree that a Mosque built in a less controversial location would more likely benefit their cause if in fact Islam is the religion of peace as they claim.
It would have made all the difference in the world had Obama handled it differently. He could have said, he knows this is a sensitive issue for Americans and especially those who lost family and friends on 9/11, and he doesn't deny their constitutional right to build it but he would strongly recommend they choose a different location in honor of those who lost their lives during the most vicious attack to ever take place on American soil.
This would have at the very least given us hope that our president was somewhat sensitive to how the majority of Americans feel concerning this issue. I realize a few Muslims lost their lives on that day but that doesn't mean we should all be in favor of this thing. The radical extremist Muslims are who we are against and this Mosque is a monument to mark their victory. The good American Muslims who are against the extremists should agree that a Mosque built in a less controversial location would more likely benefit their cause if in fact Islam is the religion of peace as they claim.