Is it appropriate for muslims to build a religious center near the world trade center

I have to say that this has been the most unusual stance I have seen that can be argued to be legitimate. I will just state the obvious reasons and consequences of what Con wants. Con states that he is arguing against the ability to build a religious building anywhere, because it hinders the economy, and promotes religion. "My problem with religious structures is twofold; one, it hinders the economy, and two, it promotes religion." Con does not give any evidence explaining the harms of promoting religion. I offer these statistics: Protestants make up 46.5% of America Catholics make up 20.8% of America Mormon make up 1.6% of America. Other Christian denominations make up 1.7% of America. Judaism makes up 1.9% of America. Islam makes up 0.9% of America. Hinduism make up 0.7% of America. Buddhism make up 0.7% of America. Other religions make up 1.8% of America. Unaffiliated make up 22.8% of America. https://en.wikipedia.org... The number of religious people make up over 200 million people in the United States of America. You cannot make it unacceptable, or deny them the right to worship. "First of all, the key word is worship. Churches/Mosques often require their members to worship daily or weekly. This, during time which can and should be spent bettering oneself and one's society." You cite no evidence stating that people are going to better themselves when that time in society. If you are Christian, Jewish, or Muslim, you will still find a way to devote time to your God. Also, what makes you think that there going to better themselves. They could do something unproductive like play video games, go on there computer, and phone. "The only real argument for them is for their ability to form a tight-knit, loving community." This is not the only real argument. They deserve a right to worship. "Next, let's take a look at religion: Why is it bad? Excluding what is stated above, a great many things. " All of these arguments can backfire. People will do political activities, and worship other things such as materialism if they are not going to worship God. The problems you list, I can understand, because I am an atheist. But, I would never enforce secularism on to those people. // Now, all the arguments that Pro has listed can backfire. Here is how: Video Games: Because Video Games promote laziness, and unproductive habits. They should be deemed unnecessary. Video Games are also extremely addictive, and distract people from science and math. Here is a study showing how technology distracts Americans. The study"s primary conclusion is that Americans don"t get enough sleep overall, and that the sleep they do get is largely rubbish. Waking up several times throughout the night, waking up too early, snoring like a truck, etc. As Ric Flair once asked, what"s causing all this? Blame technology. As mentioned, fully 95 percent of Americans use a communications device in the hour before going to bed. That"s a critical hour, too, since ideally you"d be winding down before going to bed. Texting your friends, trolling Facebook, reading Charlie Sheen tweets, etc. All of this mental stimulation essentially keeps your brain awake, and prevents the release of a certain hormone that tells your body, "Hey it"s time to go to bed. Get tired." http://techcrunch.com... Should technology be deemed unacceptable. Pro's logic would support this idea.