Ground Zero Mosque — I’m Conflicted
Here’s the basics about me — Christian, American, Mom, Army Wife, New Yorker…. And I am conflicted about the building of a mosque at Ground Zero.
For some people this is very black and white. But as an American, I believe in freedom of religion. Something that others do not have in other countries. Even in Iraq, Christians have a hard time worshiping the way they choose. My husband served with an Iraqi soldier that was Catholic. He kept his family in a far away location and told my husband that because their church had been burnt down, they had to worship when and where they could. Being Catholic myself, I sent this soldier a set of rosary beads that I made for him and my husband, with my blessing, gave him the patron saint medals that I asked hubby to carry with him while deployed. My heart ached for this man and his family. They were not as fortunate as Americans.
The Quakers and the Puritans came to America in order to escape religious persecution. I won’t tell you that all was rosy for them once they got here, but it was easier than if they had stayed in England. But they had a choice.
As a New Yorker and an Army wife, the September 11 attacks changed my life in many ways. I had been married for less than a year and was expecting our first child. We never thought that he would be deployed during war-time. War didn’t seem like something to consider. And the attack was in my backyard. I have friends that watch the towers come down from where they lived and worked. I was angry for a long, long time! I still get angry, but my anger changed over time. First it was the loss of life and destruction, but now, the time my husband leaves his family, leaves me.
So how can these people who decided to build this mosque think that it was a good thing. I know that it was not them that did it and we should not blame the religion. Any type of radical religion is dangerous and, as I see it, corrupt. But unfortunately, this religion is where these radical terrorists came from.
While on one hand, I believe in freedom of religion, I also think that the organizers are being insensitive.
Any thoughts? Let me know.
Busting the multiculturalist myth of diversity bringing ‘cultural enrichment’.
Islamists are already trying to restrict and destroy our culture – see additional links under ‘Cultural Jihad’.
Thank you for the link. And yes, your post is correct, but on the other hand, I have meet Muslims that are more progressive. The overall religion is not a bad thing, it’s the people who interpret the the Muslim law.
I’m not saying that I want a mosque at Ground Zero, but that I can understand why people are not stopping it yet.