The "mosque" near Ground Zero has every right to be built

Currently in the works, there are plans for building a so called "mosque" near Ground Zero. Countless politicians around the United States are on every TV station and every radio program discussing this delicate issue. Many Americans are upset by the idea that such a place should be near anywhere near Ground Zero; a site where thousands of American citizens lost their lives to Islamic extremists who attacked the World Trade Towers and Pentagon in the name of jihad for the crimes the United States had committed against Islam. This "mosque" near Ground Zero should be built, and has every right to be done so for the following reasons: 1) It's not a Mosque. First off, it's not a mosque as many are calling it. A mosque by definition, according to Merriam-Webster [1], is the following: MOSQUE : a building used for public worship by Muslims The building being built is not a public place of worship for Muslims - it's an Islamic community center. This community center will have a basketball court, swimming pool and a culinary school, as well as a place of worship [2]. This is completely different from a general mosque where as in a general mosque the main purpose is to serve as a place of worship. In this community center, as the name suggests, the main purpose is to provide community resources to local Muslims of the Manhattan area. 2) It's their constitutional right. In the first amendment of the United States Constitution it is declared that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." [3]. So therefore, the federal government, and of course no state government, can ban in any shape or form any religious places of worship unless it somehow conflicts with current law (i.e. zoning laws). The building of the community center, while not it's main function, still acts as a place of worship, thus part of a religious organization, thus is granted the constitutional right to be built wherever the owners of the center so choose (so long as there is no conflict with current law). To deny American citizens their first constitutional right is outright ludicrous. The United States, after all, is a melting pot, and everyone deserves equal rights. 3) A majority of protesters of this "mosque" are racist While this is a different argument completely, it still should be noted. During an Anti-Mosque protest in Manhattan where protesters gathered to protest the building of this community center, a black man walked through the crowd and was mistaken for being a Muslim as protesters surrounded him and yelled "No mosque here!" and called him a "Coward" after trying to leave.[4]. He turned out not to be a Muslim, but rather a "a Union carpenter who works at Ground Zero." [4]. Similarly, at the same protest, two Egyptian men who were speaking Arabic two each other were turned to by the crowd, and chants such as "Go home!" and "Get out" were shouted to them. Like the black man, these two were mistaken for Muslims. In fact, ironically, not only were they Christians, but both were from a California based Christian TV station and had traveled to New York to also protest the building of the mosque[5]. The crowd was yelling at supporters for their cause simply because they 'looked Muslim'. This is outright racism. It would be wrong to give these racists what they want (or rather what they don't want) when they are obviously ignorant to everything around them, including what they're protesting. For these stated reasons, the Islamic community center should be built near Ground Zero (not 'on' it as some say). Thank you. I await my contenders response to my arguments. References: [1] http://www.merriam-webster.com... [2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com... [3] http://www.usconstitution.net... [4] http://www.mediaite.com... [5] http://www.northjersey.com....