Obama Comes Out in Favor of Allowing Mosque Near Ground Zero

[samoth]

sorry, but that is grossly inaccurate dude.

Quite likely. I know little to nothing about religion or its history. I do enjoy the occasional anti-christian joke, though.

 

[chesty]

Here is the best part, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all worship the same God. How's that for Irony?

 

[samoth]

Here is the best part, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all worship the same God. How's that for Irony?

Something else I never understood: different christiany religions worship certain parts of the religion, but not others (jesus, &c.). Interesting how such schisms are imparted over long periods of time.

 

[chesty]

Well, it is interesting, if I remember correctly, that Isaac, 2nd born of Abraham and Ishmael, first born (founder of Islam so to speak) are brothers. Ishmael's mother is a slave girl that Abraham with God's permission slept with to have a son since his wife Sarah was unable to have a child. Then she somehow got pregnant with Isaac. Ishmael instead of inheriting his rightful destiny as first born instead watched it pass to his younger 1/2 brother Isaac. Ishmael, left and as we know it today you have Islam and Judaism. In fact one might say that this is why the Muslims hate the Israelites so much and the actual root of the violence we have today.

 

[nangiggles]

News outlets split in describing mosque - Yahoo! News

 

[cryptosporidium]

the fact that religious discussion has not yet evolved from the level of mud slinging and finger pointing gives me very little hope for human progress

 

[redshirt27se]

To those who oppose this, do it matter that:

- it's like 6 blocks away from the WTC?

Or

- it used to be a Burlington Coat Factory?

Or

- there's already an Alcatraz temple CLOSER to the WTC than this one will be?

Just asking.

they are more than just great coats.

 

[BlueBird]

I never understood how every religion has claimed their one god (or many gods, whatever) was the only god,

Every patriarchal religion has, but when *god* was considered a *woman*...and that was an analogy based on the cyclical birthin' and crop proliferation (the most evident, concrete signal of renewal to the human species)...supreme beings were believed to be manifest in every form of life. It was a true panthiestic view. With the rise of patriarchal religions, I think I would agree with Plunkey's opinion there's a component, either evolutionary or economical, triggered to limit the field of competitors.

 

[samoth]

the fact that religious discussion has not yet evolved from the level of mud slinging and finger pointing gives me very little hope for human progress

I still can't get over the supposed facts that jews and arabs are different races.

Until people can get over their petty differences, I'm happy to watch them slaughter each other.

When everyone else is ready to work together for the advancement of mankind and the human race, they can get back to us.

 

[75th]

Since nobody opposed to this answered my questions on the previous page, Ill ask another one:

Seeing as how you havent bitched about it, I assume you dont mind that there is (and has been for a while) a mosque in the Pentagon?