tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post7411648217682308760..comments2024-03-24T13:51:58.601-05:00Comments on Desert's Child: Religious freedom and Ground ZeroKatie Sherrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159503802660122104noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-63175210876632257412010-07-14T17:10:37.852-05:002010-07-14T17:10:37.852-05:00Sometimes I think that people forget that many Mus...Sometimes I think that people forget that many Muslims lost friends and family at Ground Zero, too.BooCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193638351756858614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-14705475277885652612010-07-14T14:27:58.530-05:002010-07-14T14:27:58.530-05:00Amen, Katie. Thanks for a rational and compassiona...Amen, Katie. Thanks for a rational and compassionate view of what's become a very emotional issue. I hope I'd feel the same way even if I lost someone on 9/11. It wasn't all Muslims that did that but a fringe minority, and we've got to keep that in mind.judyalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767466505891813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-45814918384819565782010-07-14T14:25:51.371-05:002010-07-14T14:25:51.371-05:00Amen, Katie. Thanks for a rational and compassiona...Amen, Katie. Thanks for a rational and compassionate look at that situation. I hope I would feel the same way if I'd lost someone on 9/11.judyalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767466505891813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-34645634606683762412010-07-14T07:18:07.373-05:002010-07-14T07:18:07.373-05:00We must get beyond this ideology of my God is bett...We must get beyond this ideology of <i>my God is better than your 'god'</i> in this country. We forget that many of the early Celtic Christians who came to this country even brought their so-called Pagan customs with them. In response to Islam, we must not be so ignorant to think that all in this religion are extremists and wish to commit a jihad. There are certainly more extremists in the Christian faith who wish to erradicate "everyone else." The reason why our founding fathers and mothers established the very idea of freedom of religion was because not all of them were Christians. Many were deists, which is to say they believed in God or an aspect of God but did not ascribe to any particular faith or denomination within the Christian faith. <br /><br />A Muslim community has every right to build their house of worship anywhere they choose just as any other group does in this country. I wish them well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346054053029196178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-34926649536341522502010-07-13T11:33:28.853-05:002010-07-13T11:33:28.853-05:00Well said. And, Ground Zero may be hallowed groun...Well said. And, Ground Zero may be hallowed ground....but it's not hallowed only to Christians!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-43995955212586676762010-07-13T10:52:16.945-05:002010-07-13T10:52:16.945-05:00Great response from you, and I appreciated the cal...Great response from you, and I appreciated the calm reason from the other respondents. Bookmarking it for future linking next time I get an outraged e-mail about it!Lisa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656565902440542367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-21231599962836694712010-07-13T09:44:11.992-05:002010-07-13T09:44:11.992-05:00Nicely done, ma'am.
Pax,
DoxyNicely done, ma'am. <br /><br />Pax,<br />DoxyWormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.com