Come Close to Saying Build Mosque

I come close to saying let the Muslims build that mosque at Ground Zero. Freedom of religion on their part and tolerance on our part both being important.

It would be comforting to know, first, who is going to pay for it, to rule out the notion terrorists would fund it. If this is simply Muslims building a mosque, we should not be associating them with the terrorists of 9/11. The terrorists were Muslims, but not not every Muslim is a terrorist. Not every Muslim participated in 9/11, or endorsed it. Many were surely horrified, along with those of us who are Christian.

If we lack a more specific reason, then saying Muslims shouldn't built a mosque at Ground Zero is to blame the entire Islamic faith for 9/11.

But, a Facebook friend (Clint Harper) provided me with a reason: Mosques are often built to commemorate conquests.

I recoil.

I still might say allow the mosque, but not unless we first know where the funding is coming from.