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Originally Posted by Maximilian
The issue is not if they have a legal, constitutional right at all.
The People DO have a right to express their disapproval. That may or may not effect the outcome.
It amazes me that some not only oppose those who are not in support of this building plan, but actually SUPPORT and are proponents for the Mosque to be built. Makes me scratch my head. It's like those who see issues with the Church, and their critique sounds more like a "everything not associated with the church is awesome -- while anything to do with church folks is horrendous." I've heard this in several books I've read recently. Fortunately, I was able to strip it down and hear their critique over their anti-church rhetoric. This doesn't apply to you, but just a general commentary. Self-righteousness isn't just an issue for ultra cons -- it affects all those who boast their social justice efforts, those who think they know it all and have all the answers to all things while looking low on those who aren't as arrived as them, etc...
Yes, I just took a HUGE tangent... ah well.
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Your huge tangent aside, my primary issue here has nothing to do with my like or dislike of "The Church." You know, actually, that's not true. It has to do with my "Like" of "The Church. I've said this 'til I'm blue in the face, but when the precedent is set of being able to block a church establishment simply because of the "kind" of religion it is, the pattern will be established of preventing other religions...maybe yours...from establishing your local church.
Just imagine if you were from a very liberal city, Seattle or San Francisco for example, that already has a bent toward disliking religion, if this effort in NYC succeeds, how long will it be until liberal cities use this as a precedent to shut down
your church?
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