And folks love to bring up the Oklahoma City bombing as proof that not all crazies are Islamic terrorists. I prefer to use that example as the exception that proves my point. So that’s one attack on American soil by a homegrown, anti-government terrorist. Should I run down the list of dozens and dozens and dozens of Islamic attacks on Americans? I’d prefer not to, I think that the hardcore conservatives have done a good enough job of that already.

And every major attack on American soil? What about the Oklahoma City bombing? I may be forgetting something, but I think those people were motivated by hatred for the government rather than by religion necessarily.

I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree on this one. I see your point, but I’ll never agree with the idea of painting millions with the same brush based on what are, relatively speaking, the actions of a few. I’m not a religious person and I’d rather religion didn’t exist so that a lot of the reason for war and division amongst people would be gone, but even though I can’t stand religion I don’t think that every catholic molests children or that every christian is a pushy pain in the ass or that every evangelist is out to take money from gullible morons, or even that every muslim is out to kill America. There are good people in all walks of life, and it’s not fair to punish them for what’s being done supposedly in their name.

Then I guess you’re lacking in common sense!

Although, I do find it interesting that your immediate response to the majority of Americans not wanting a mosque at Ground Zero is that we’re all xenophobes. Talk about an extremist, off-the-wall reaction!

Every major attack on America for the last 25 years has come from Islamic terrorists. The vast majority of these terrorists were associated with imams or spiritual leaders that had connections to moderate Islamic organizations. It’s all in the 9/11 Commission Report and it’s really eye-opening.

Ehhh… I still say common sense says not to put a mosque there.

We had a similar situation in my town that’s just now finishing playing out. A group wanted to build a Sikh temple, and suddenly there were a whole bunch of concerns about parking and traffic in the area and this that and the other thing, all kinds of stuff that you never hear about when a mainstream religion decides to set up a house of worship. Even when accomodations were made, people still weren’t happy. Why do you suppose that is?

You know, I do hope the mosque and the gay bar end up right next to each other. I think it’s an awesome idea. And if some of the religious fanatics complain, I hope they’re told to bugger off and to live and let live, just like the people against the mosque or the cultural centre or whatever they’re calling it should do.