Obama Supports Mosque At Ground Zero!
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Today is V-J Day, Victory over Japan in WWII.
More here: http://tinyurl.com/2d6xlyf
Yet this historic morning, I awakened to this news story:
Barack Hussein Obama Comes out in Support of the World Trade Center Mosque
WASHINGTON (AP) — After skirting the controversy for weeks, President Barack Obama is weighing in forcefully on the mosque near ground zero, saying a nation built on religious freedom must allow it.
"As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country," Obama told an intently listening crowd gathered at the White House Friday evening to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
"That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances," he said. "This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable."
The White House had not previously taken a stand on the mosque, which would be part of a $100 million Islamic community center two blocks from where nearly 3,000 people perished when hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Press secretary Robert Gibbs had insisted it was a local matter.
It was already much more than that, sparking debate around the country as top Republicans including Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich announced their opposition. So did the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group.
Obama elevated it to a presidential issue Friday without equivocation.
While insisting that the place where the twin towers once stood was indeed "hallowed ground," Obama said that the proper way to honor it was to apply American values.
Full article here: http://tinyurl.com/25ehvwl
And a disturbing article was published Friday by Pajamas Media,
An Iranian Connection to the Cordoba House Ground Zero Mosque?
Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/2477kms
More here: http://tinyurl.com/2d6xlyf
Yet this historic morning, I awakened to this news story:
Barack Hussein Obama Comes out in Support of the World Trade Center Mosque
WASHINGTON (AP) — After skirting the controversy for weeks, President Barack Obama is weighing in forcefully on the mosque near ground zero, saying a nation built on religious freedom must allow it.
"As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country," Obama told an intently listening crowd gathered at the White House Friday evening to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
"That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances," he said. "This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable."
The White House had not previously taken a stand on the mosque, which would be part of a $100 million Islamic community center two blocks from where nearly 3,000 people perished when hijacked jetliners slammed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Press secretary Robert Gibbs had insisted it was a local matter.
It was already much more than that, sparking debate around the country as top Republicans including Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich announced their opposition. So did the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group.
Obama elevated it to a presidential issue Friday without equivocation.
While insisting that the place where the twin towers once stood was indeed "hallowed ground," Obama said that the proper way to honor it was to apply American values.
Full article here: http://tinyurl.com/25ehvwl
And a disturbing article was published Friday by Pajamas Media,
An Iranian Connection to the Cordoba House Ground Zero Mosque?
Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/2477kms
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TYSK NEWS Established January 1999
TYSK NEWS Established January 1999
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