Rex Murphy: Testing America’s tolerance

[Grace]

Got this in the mail last evening. It might answer some questions - and raise more.

http://factcheck.org/2010/08/questio...d-zero-mosque/

[Medusa]

Why does anything have to be built there at all? Perhaps a memorial to the victims and let it go at that. Any time religion enters into the equation, there are going to be disagreements.

[Karen]

Why does anything have to be built there at all? Perhaps a memorial to the victims and let it go at that. Any time religion enters into the equation, there are going to be disagreements.

Because it is valuable real estate in New York. It isn't AT Ground Zero, anyway, it's the sight of a big former Burlington Coat Factory building. NYC real estate is too valuable to sit empty ... something will be built there at some point.

[Medusa]

Because it is valuable real estate in New York. It isn't AT Ground Zero, anyway, it's the sight of a big former Burlington Coat Factory building. NYC real estate is too valuable to sit empty ... something will be built there at some point.

Yes, I know that it isn't AT GZ, Karen. My point is that if it's causing this much controversy, then perhaps the best solution would be to build nothing at all, valuable real estate or not.

[Lady's Human]

Yes, I know that it isn't AT GZ, Karen. My point is that if it's causing this much controversy, then perhaps the best solution would be to build nothing at all, valuable real estate or not.

That won't happen. Real estate in NYC is tremendously expensive, and the city gets large sums of money based on the value of the real estate. SOMETHING will be built there.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, since it's ok for the mosque to be built there, the St Nicholas church should be allowed to rebuild. It was in that area and destroyed on 9/11. They keep getting stonewalled when trying to get permits to rebuild.