[MD] Theocracy, Secularism, and Democracy

[Platt Holden]

Hi Horse,

If the Russians proposed to place a monument to Russian Communism on the
grounds of Chartwell, you might think it  inappropriate. Not a perfect
analogy, but perhaps helpful in understanding the reaction of many Americans
to the proposed  mosque near the 9/11 site.

Regards,
Platt


On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net> wrote:

>  Hi David
>
>
> On 19/08/2010 13:13, David Thomas wrote:
>
>> Hi Horse
>>
>>>   Do I detect a note of sarcasm Mr Thomas?
>>>
>> Are you psychic this morning (or whatever it is there) or what?
>>
>
> It's just about afternoon here in sunny Blighty and I'm afraid my pschic
> abilities don't kick in properly until the evening after a beer or a spliff.
> However, being of the same stock as Sherlock Holmes I do possess uncanny
> detective abilities!! So it was elementary my dear boy! :)
>
> However, I was just wondering why, in a country that, apparently, prides
> itself on a constitutional right to freedom of religion, and the practice
> thereof, there should be so much opposition to establishing a mosque in
> close proximity to the 9/11 site. I could understand it if it was an Al
> Qaeda recruitment centre but it appears to be no more than what it is. A
> place of religious worship. Can't stand these places personally, be they
> Islamic, Christian, Jewish or whatever as places of religion - they're
> sometimes OK in architectural/artistic terms but that's about it.
> And a mosque is for the use of Moslem folk to come to worship in a similar
> way that Christians and Jews have their places to worship. Would the same
> people who object to this mosque object to a Japanese cultural centre in
> Hawaii, a German travel agency in Israel or a church in Jerusalem? Or
> perhaps the Catholic church should dismantle and recycle their churches
> where there have been practising paedophile priests (although that would
> probably leave very few Catholic churches standing).
> It seems to me that there is a degree of hypocrisy on display here in the
> way your fellow Americans view and treat the Islamic faith when compared to
> the way you treat the Christian and Jewish faiths. The vast majority of
> Moslems had nothing to do with 9/11 and so, in fairness, should not be
> penalised for the way in which a very few Moslems belonging to Al Qaeda have
> behaved. That just seems reasonable to me.
>
> Cheers
>
> Horse
>
>
>  My original impulse was to leave the first sentence the same and and then
>> says something like:
>>
>> For the exterior we could do ceramic mosaics celebrating the divine life
>> of
>> the pig. From Porky Pig to the porkchop. The entire building would be
>> dedicated buying and selling all things pig, from trading pork bellies to
>> pig skin shoes, belts, and accessories.
>>
>> But that was just too obvious.
>>
>>> On 19/08/2010 12:44, David Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>>> I like it Dave. A mosque with twin minarets taller than the original
>>>> towers.
>>>> Then post a special division of Marines there to require any and all
>>>> visiting the site to take their shoes off, wash their feet, and bow
>>>> towards
>>>> Mecca. Great idea!
>>>>
>>>
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