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For more than 30 years, the Muslim community in this Nashville suburb has worshipped quietly in a variety of makeshift spaces -- a one-bedroom apartment, an office behind a Lube Express -- attracting little notice even after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
But when the community's leaders proposed a 52,900-square-foot Islamic center with a school and a swimming pool this year, the vehement backlash from their neighbors caught them by surprise. Opponents crowded county meetings and held a noisy protest in the town square that drew hundreds, some carrying signs such as "Keep Tennessee Terror Free."
For more than 30 years, the Muslim community in this Nashville suburb has worshipped quietly in a variety of makeshift spaces -- a one-bedroom apartment, an office behind a Lube Express -- attracting little notice even after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
But when the community's leaders proposed a 52,900-square-foot Islamic center with a school and a swimming pool this year, the vehement backlash from their neighbors caught them by surprise. Opponents crowded county meetings and held a noisy protest in the town square that drew hundreds, some carrying signs such as "Keep Tennessee Terror Free."
I have been following the story of the Tennessee mosque for a few months. There is also plans for a large mosque close to me in the northern suburbs of Atlanta and mark my words, it will be another fiasco given conversations I have had with high school friends and acquaintances.
It's nothing but fear, bigotry, hatred, and a true lack of intellectual curiosity. I see the term "Sharia law" being thrown around with no obvious understand of what it actually means.
Even if the MCC in NYC was planned for the 12 blocks away site, people would still find a problem with it. I can see it now "12 blocks is far too close! It's a symbolic victory!"
What does any of this have to do with ground zero?
There is already a mosque 4 blocks from Ground Zero!
Yesterday, at the end of Wyatte Cenac's report on the "plot" of halal street vendors to conquer Manhattan, Stewart again upstaged the MSM. Amid all the hyperventilating about the Cordoba project being two blocks from Ground Zero, not a single media source has bothered to point out that there is a 40-year old mosque four blocks from Ground Zero! That's rather noteworthy, don't you think? Remember the opening segment, where Stewart showed clips of various politicians and pundits saying how far away Cordoba should be? 4 blocks. 40 years. As Stewart says, "It predate September 11th." There is already a mosque 4 blocks from Ground Zero! | Kenneth Thomas's Blog
There is already a mosque 4 blocks from Ground Zero!
Yesterday, at the end of Wyatte Cenac's report on the "plot" of halal street vendors to conquer Manhattan, Stewart again upstaged the MSM. Amid all the hyperventilating about the Cordoba project being two blocks from Ground Zero, not a single media source has bothered to point out that there is a 40-year old mosque four blocks from Ground Zero! That's rather noteworthy, don't you think? Remember the opening segment, where Stewart showed clips of various politicians and pundits saying how far away Cordoba should be? 4 blocks. 40 years. As Stewart says, "It predate September 11th." There is already a mosque 4 blocks from Ground Zero! | Kenneth Thomas's Blog
The proposed new structure is supposed to be a COMMUNITY CENTER!
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One of my supervisors in the Air Force was a practicer of Islam. Obviously, he was a terrorist.
He didn't eat bacon. SUSPICIOUS? ?? NO???
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Had a top secret clearance, too. Even sans bacon. Wait, so did I....and I associated with a known muslim pretty much five days a week. OBviously, that makes me a known aquaintance of a terrorist.
IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE??? IS the Military being infiltrated by them as we SPEAK?
The proposed new structure is supposed to be a COMMUNITY CENTER!
Yes, I know. My point is that there was already a Mosque and now it has become a major talking point for right wing fear mongering. Their a bit late in their protestations and people are too damn stupid to relaize how this is being used as a wedge issue
For more than 30 years, the Muslim community in this Nashville suburb has worshipped quietly in a variety of makeshift spaces -- a one-bedroom apartment, an office behind a Lube Express -- attracting little notice even after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
But when the community's leaders proposed a 52,900-square-foot Islamic center with a school and a swimming pool this year, the vehement backlash from their neighbors caught them by surprise. Opponents crowded county meetings and held a noisy protest in the town square that drew hundreds, some carrying signs such as "Keep Tennessee Terror Free."
Hey, if you want to be accepted, stop committing acts of terrorism. Approval and acceptance is not unconditional, and US citizens would be insane to welcome and foster Muslim communities. It seems as though poverty, violence, and suppression of rights seems to follow them wherever they go. I would not want additional mosques or muslim community centers in our community either. Who would?
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