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by GrandMasterBirt 5783 days ago
Heres my take there are only three possibilities here:

1) The Mosque is of anti-american Muslims. That should be stopped.

2) The more likely scenario is that these are just Muslims wanting to build a Mosque in their neighborhood.

3) Maybe (2) but to show that Muslims care for the victims just as anyone do.

For (1) I say take the same action as you would with a confederate flag in a black neighborhood. If the people beat the shit out of them, great.

For (2) it should be allowed, period. It is their constitutional right to practice their religion and it is bigotry to blame all Muslims for the actions of the few.

For (3) more power to them, hope they succeed.

Edit: Since it seems to be point (1) then we should stop it. I don't feel property rights ever play into the argument though. The only argument I have is, if it is their property, they should have the right to build a religious establishment for the purposes of the community. If that is not the goal, they should be denied the right to build there.