Matthew Comments

I need to express my disappointment in the controversy over the proposed Muslim gathering place near Ground Zero in New York City. It is not technically a mosque, although the distinction may not matter much. I’ll refer to it as a Muslim Center, although people of different faiths will be invited to use many of the facilities there. I am disappointed that there is a controversy. I am disappointed that public figures are using people’s fear and bias to score points (political points or rating points). I am disappointed in the cowardice of other public figures who fail to defend simple American principles. I agree with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who stated that terrorists attacked freedom on 9/11, and it is shameful to restrict the freedom of Americans in the name of 9/11. This group has the right to build this Muslim Center, and I see no legitimate reason to question either their intentions or their sensitivity. They were not responsible for 9/11. Period. The United States hosts