Bloomberg Supports the Mosque at Ground Zero

The New York Post reports on the mayor's statement in support of the building of an Islamic Mosque and study center near the site fo the Twin Towers.

In his fiercest defense yet of the mosque proposed near Ground Zero, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday that it must be allowed to proceed because the government "shouldn't be in the business of picking" one religion over another.

"I think it's fair to say if somebody was going to try, on that piece of property, to build a church or a synagogue, nobody would be yelling and screaming," the mayor said.

"And the fact of the matter is that Muslims have a right to do it, too."

Placing the proposed mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center site has led to an outcry from opponents, including family members of 9/11 victims, who contend the holy place at 45 Park Place would defile the memories of those who perished in the worst terror attack in US history.

What's your opinion? Would a Moslem Mosque "defile the memories of those who perished in the worst terror attack in US history?"

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