8D: 1st Amendment- Ground Zero Mosque and Freedom of Religion
Question: “Should an Islamic community center have permission to be built two blocks from the site of the 9/11 attacks?”
Yes it should be allowed
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Hello, this is Jae, Mikail, and Muska. Today we will be arguing about how a mosque should be allowed to be built within 2 blocks from the 9/11 site (ground zero). We think it should be allowed because according to the first amendment of the Bill of Rights, everyone has the right to religion and peaceful assembly./ Therefore as long as the Islamic community center doesn’t impose any threat to the local community it should be allowed. 9/11 happened 13 years and 8 months ago, don’t you think things have changed since then? Plus, Al Qaeda was an extreme branch of few individual Muslims, and we shouldn’t judge the religion Islam just with the case of Al Qaeda. Hopefully after you have heard this you will understand our point of view that a mosque can be built on 2 blocks ground zero site. Side: Yes it should be allowed
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I say that Muslims should be able to have a mosque built 2 blocks away from the 9/11 site because that event, as we said, that happened 13 years and 8 months ago. The security in America has increased since then. Not only did Christians or Jews or any other people with different religions have died, but so did Muslims. 10% of the victims during the attack were Muslims. Side: Yes it should be allowed
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that "we would play into our enemies' hands" if we were to deny American Muslims the right to build a mosque where they choose. "To cave to popular sentiment would be to hand a victory to the terrorists," Bloomberg said. New York Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a mosque supporter, says, "Everybody's liberty is at stake here." Side: Yes it should be allowed
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Saying that everyones liberty is at stake doesn't apply to the muslim countries, mosques shall not be built unless saudi arabia allows churches to be built, in the UAE, the churches look like regular buildings, I have been to one, the buildings look robust, it is a shame and embarrassment to treat churches like that. Liberty doesn't apply to the women here as well. Not everyone has liberty so why make a acception when muslims don't let churches be built. Side: No, it should not
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Large collections of firearms are a huge funding that require lengthy-term safety. Having a huge Fire Vault in your series ensures its protection from robbery and potential house fires. These Fire Safe Vaults were designed to offer the very best degree of protection on your firearms with a sturdy metal and composite fire retardant insulation that may offer up to an hour of fireproof safety. Large stable-metal deadbolts cozy the vault door in several positions to provide whole protection to the contents within. Side: Yes it should be allowed
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"As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," - Barack Obama http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/ Side: Yes it should be allowed
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Introduction - Thank you for coming today, our discussion consists of the 1st amendment freedom of religion. As stated our opinion, is that the Ground Zero mosque shall not be built near the 9/11 crash site. You may have your reasons for the mosque to be built, but we are counter debating your opinion. These are our opinions and facts on why the Ground Zero Mosque shall not be built Many people are still mourning about their loved ones, in 2013 bodies were found near the crash site, if they are planning to construct a mosque in this area, then some bodies might not be found. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ ticle-1.1306464 - 2013, bodies found In America the twin towers were attacked, so why would they replace such a great site with something that they could build elsewhere, all the people that died there, could make America look bad in the press and to the world, just because they are building a mosque in a sacred place to mourn about the people that died there. (If the imam and the Muslim leaderships in that community are so intent on building bridges, then they should voluntarily move the mosque away from ground zero and move it whether it's uptown or somewhere else, but move it away from that area.) People should listen to the majority of the public opinion. America has many problems, they are already are in a major debt, about $1.8 billion just from the Iraq war. So why use money on a building, that 61% of people are opposing against and only about 26% that support the construction of the Ground Zero Mosque. http://content.time.com/time/nation/ If it is built, it could endanger New Yokes because of Anti-Muslim extremists. These people might and could target this building for more attacks, this could lead to a whole new 9/11 attack. http://wtcmuslimcenter.procon.org/ After this debate, I hope you can change your view of the whole situation to match ours. Remember : Not building the Mosque would be better for the American government. Side: No, it should not
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well, you can call it that, but it is close to the site of the 9/11. In 2013 bodies were found close to the site, so why not build the mosque further away from the 9/11. The twin towers were important to the Americans, and building the mosque with so many people against it, could lead to another attack, so why endanger the New Yorkers? Side: No, it should not
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Is a potential symbol of victory at the site of one of Islam’s most horrific acts in history. “We destroyed the World Trade Center,” the radical Islamic world will say, “and replaced it with a mosque–there, in the financial hub of New York City, the capitalist center of the world.” Side: No, it should not
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The people in the UAE and saudi arabia who are christians wont to worship god, but they don't get to, because they don't agree with the terms of the Christians, so why are they wanting a mosque in america when they already have one 4 blocks away, its like they want to turn America into a muslim country. Side: No, it should not
Even though it wasn’t all muslims that were involved it was still there religion and it’s there responsibility to demolish any bad beliefs from hurting other human. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/ Side: No, it should not
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This Mosque shall not be built, why not build it somewhere else, all those people that died, the victims families are still mourning. Stop and think about it! Why, should this building be built when so many people are arguing against it, this could lead to a new attack from the americans. Side: No, it should not
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The government will be spending a lot of money on something the people don’t agree on, since the majority of people are against it, they won’t go to the building. If there isn’t good business, then the building would go out of order/business, then the government used their money for a building that only lasted a couple of moths or years Side: No, it should not
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People should listen to the public opinion, and not powerful people in smaller groups, the votes of the people count, they choose the president, so why not listen to them, a bigger population of people, are against this build, people died in this area, not long ago there were bodies found, therefore, it would be cruel to build something over or close to a mourning/ and still a un-searched sight. Side: No, it should not
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If it is built, it could endanger New Yorkers because of Anti-Muslim extremists. These people might and could target this building for more attacks, this could lead to a whole new 9/11 attack. http://wtcmuslimcenter.procon.org/ Side: No, it should not
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"They should listen to public opinion, they should listen to the deep wounds and anguish that this is causing to so many good people. And if the imam and the Muslim leadership in that community is so intent on building bridges, then they should voluntarily move the mosque away from ground zero and move it whether it's uptown or somewhere else, but move it away from that area, the same as the pope directed the Carmelite nuns to move a convent away from Auschwitz… There is no doubt that to have a 13-story, $100-million edifice within two blocks of ground zero -- in fact, parts of the jets which crashed into the World Trade Center actually crashed into this building as well, that's how close it is to it -- is -- it does open the wounds. It does put salt in the wounds." - Peter King Side: No, it should not
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Exactly so why shouldn't be building this mosque. For example they have a mosque that is four blocks away and another one thats 12 blocks away Check Here: http://www.factcheck.org/2010/08/ Side: No, it should not
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