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Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

(Should Muslims be allowed to own or work in those offices and shops??)This is not the premise of this debate. Why don't you create a separate debate?Is the Chinese cultural center ok, or is it a smack in the face to our necessary borrowing of money from a Communist country?China has a more capitalist economy which allows them to trade and borrow and lend large sums of money. Once again this is not what this debate is about. "The building's first lease was announced on March 28, 2009, as a joint project between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Vantone Industrial Co. based in Beijing, that will create a 190,810 sq ft (17,727 m2) "China Center", a business and cultural facility located between floors 64 and 69, that is said will represent business and cultural communities in China and serve as a hub for Chinese firms developing United States operations, as well as for US companies that wish to conduct business in China. The lease is for 20 years and 9 months"Congrats on being able to copy and paste from Wikipedia.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

not the premise of this debatethe premise of this debate does rely heavily on the presence of muslims near ground zero - so it is relevant to ask whether the people here that think all Muslims wanted 9-11 and can't have a community center 2 blocks away would want to prevent them from working at ground zero itself. Or, whether muslim businesses like Halal eateries should be allowed to exits inside the new tower.Is the Chinese cultural center ok - again this is not what this debate is abouttesting the consistency of the xenophobia at the heart of this debateCongrats on being able to copy and paste from WikipediaI can even read wikipedia, see the footnote link, and click on it to read the original source - Go me!!http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/27/no.freedom.tower/index.html
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

testing the consistency of the xenophobia at the heart of this debateIt is not xenophobic if people don't want this one mosque built at this one certain area. If it was xenophobic, people would be saying that there should be no mosques allowed anywhere, when most of them just want this one to be relocated.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

If it was xenophobic, people would be saying that there should be no mosques allowed anywhereinteresting because that's exactly what's happening:- pipe bomb attack on a mosque in Jacksonville, Floridahttp://wokv.com/localnews/2010/05/fbi-investigating-mosque-pipeb.html- vandalism and arson of a mosque in Arlington, Texashttp://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/28/2367495/ssupected-hate-crimes-at-arlington.html- arson on mosque construction equipment - Murfreesboro, Tennesseehttp://beforeitsnews.com/story/154/845/Tennessee:_Federal_Agents_Investigate_Arson_at_Mosque_Construction_Site.html- "Muslims go home" spray painted on Mosque in Nashville, Tennesseehttp://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tennessean/access/1960302131.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+11,+2010&author=&pub=The+Tennessean&edition=&startpage=n/a&desc='Muslims+go+home'+spray-painted+on+Nashville+mosque- vandalism and thrown brick - Madera, Californiahttp://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/02/2064330/valley-muslims-urge-end-to-hate.html- shots fired and obscenities shouted outside the World Sufi Foundation mosque - Carlton, New Yorkhttp://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/orleans/Teens-allegedly-harass-mosque-members- deployed dogs to intimidate Muslims holding prayer services- spray painted "Not Welcome" on a construction sign, then later ripped it apart- Two years ago the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tennessee was torched with molotov cocktails and swastikas and "White Power" were painted on the front of the buildinghttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100808/ap_on_re_us/us_mosque_opposition- dog feces smeared on Muslim marked van Bellevue, Washingtonhttp://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/97187474.htmland many other areas where there's just generalized protests:Oostburg (Sheboygan), Wisconsin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LoqV-MblAI&feature=player_embeddedTemecula, California - http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/temecula/article_75126b7c-5e47-5f57-a63b-d2aeff05db9a.htmlBridgeport, Connecticut - http://www.operationsaveamerica.org/836.htmFlorence, Kentucky -http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100816/NEWS01/308160051- Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn), NY - http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/ 27/bn_tt_baypeoplemosquerally_2010_07_02_bk.html?comm=1 - seller backed out of contract with The Muslim American Society after protests of a proposed mosque in Staten Island, NYhttp://gothamist.com/2010/06/21/anti-mosque_protesters_on_si_bring.php I am losing confidence in your google skills...
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

andPhoenix, Arizonahttp://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/09/08/20100908phoenix-mosque-vandalized-abrk.html Savannah, Georgia - http://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=1416248&nav=0qq5He7I Charlotte, North Carolinahttp://www.operationsaveamerica.org/818.htm Lewiston, Maine - http://www.sunjournal.com/node/689502Portland, Mainehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=citW94wpGPw Bloomington, Indianahttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8524388/Chicago, Illinoishttp://www.cairchicago.org/inthenews.php?file=wgn10102008 Walkersville, Marylandhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/25/AR2007102501135.html Salisbury, Marylandhttp://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4828885 Springfield, Massachusettshttp://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/12/12/officials_say_arson_was_cause_of_fire_in_springfield_mosque/
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

A phobia is an irrational fear that is classified as a mental illness. So in this sense it's not a phobia.It is logical to be skeptical of Muslims because of 9/11, the Ft Hood shooting, the underwear bomber and the Times Square bomber.Maybe these Muslims should use a little common sense and build their centers in places where they are more likely to be accepted instead.I am losing confidence in your google skillsWhen did I say I used google?
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

It is logical to be skeptical of Muslims because of 9/11, the Ft Hood shooting, the underwear bomber and the Times Square bombershould white men not be able to build a community center because some of them were serial killers: Berkowitz, Bundy, Dahmer, Gacy, Rader (BTK), and many moreor, because some white men committed terrorism against the government:- Timothy McVeigh - bombed Federal building in Oklahoma City- Andrew Joseph Stack III - flew his plane into the IRS building in Texas- Leon Czolgosz - killed President McKinleyshould Quakers not be allowed in the south because of the activity of the KKK?no Catholics near schools? no Christians near facilities that perform abortion?it is irrational to infer the stupidity of a couple dozen people upon more than 1.5 billion.build their centers in places where they are more likely to be acceptedwhere exactly is it acceptable? see my other posts....When did I say I used googlemaybe you should...
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

Why thereBecause there is enough of a Muslim community in that area to support it.A presence so close to the World Trade Center, “where a piece of the wreckage fell, sends the opposite statement to what happened on 9/11.” - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf“We want to push back against the extremists,” added Imam Feisalhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/nyregion/14mosque.html?_r=1
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

Because there is enough of a Muslim community in that area to support it.There is an even greater opposition to the mosque in that same community."where a piece of the wreckage fell, sends the opposite statement to what happened on 9/11.The Trade center was totaled. 3000+ people were killed. I know what message that sends to the American public."We want to push back against the extremists,"So does everybody else. The terrorists can look at this as a victory, building a symbol of their religion on our sacred, cherished ground.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

an even greater opposition to the mosqueonce there are enough Jews in an area to support a synagogue, does a majority of people get to veto it if they are sufficiently bigoted against Jews?http://www.justice.gov/crt/housing/rluipaexplain.php 3000+ people were killed. I know what message that sends to the American publicwhat message is that - Muslims shouldn't be able to pray close by?The terrorists can look at this as a victorycan the Muslims look at the removal of troops from Saudi Arabia (one of Osama's stated goals,) as a victory.http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/22/international/middleeast/22SAUD.html can the Muslims look at the prayer services in the pentagon as a victory?http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/08/20/VI2010082002893.html are the Halal carts near ground zero - "a symbol of their religion on our sacred, cherished ground"?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-berkon/americans-outraged-about-_b_694885.html our sacred, cherished groundwhere exactly is "our sacred, cherished ground"? ground zero? 2 blocks away, 4 blocks away, the entire country?does "our sacred, cherished ground" end at the first peep show/sex shop, or Pussy Cat Lounge?http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/0824/Sex-shop-and-strip-clubs-near-ground-zero-show-double-standard-over-Park51
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

Why nowIt is being brought up now because we are close the mid-term elections, but it has been in the works for more than a year.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/nyregion/09mosque.html and republicans liked what they were doing there in Dec 2009http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7WbTv_gsx4
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

Even though these people have the right to build the mosque where they please, it should not be built close to a place where terrorists, acting partly due to their religion, killed thousands of innocent people. You don't burn down someones house and kill the people inside in the name of Christianity and then ask to build a church next door.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

No i do not support this decision. A Mosque is sometimes built in places where Muslim extremist have attacked and they would build a Mosque at or near the place as a sign of victory. Since Muslim extremist attacked the World Trade Centers and destroyed them would you not agree with me that it is ironic that now somebody is planning to build a mosque next to it based on the information above? (President Obama did not make this decision by the way)
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

Now liberals are all for freedom of religion LOLOLOLOL! They don't even want Jesus mentioned at Christmas but now they are the icons of religious freedom. They contridict themselves all the time. Basically to be a liberal is to be in love with pointing the 'How dare you' finger at everyone and anyone. Now thousands of Americans who lost loved ones to 9-11 are evil religion haters if they oppose a mosque at ground zero. Nobody hates religion more than them!!! I'm getting sick and tired of their holier than thou bullshit. There's no such thing as a liberal making a situational adjustment because something is of bad taste, liberals are spineless and hipocritical finger pointers. THey are hipocrites because all they do is preach 'Tolerance' 'Tolerance' yet if someone disagrees with anything they believe they are totally intolerant of them. 3,000 murdered at ground zero and liberals are too stupid and insensitive to see how a mosque built there is a total slap in the face to the victums and their families. Anyone with common sense would say to themselves "Hmmm, in this situation I wouldn't recommend it." But I'm not even saying that muslim's rights should be violated or it should be illegal for them to build a mosque there. What i'm saying is for the love of God you are out of touch with reality if you can't simply admit "Hey, that is a poor idea." (Even though a legal one). Liberals have no down to Earth common sense. On top of that i believe it's a terrible idea because of the violent reaction it would create. People are irate over 9-11 someone will burn that mosque to the ground within a year if it's built
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

I'm Liberal, I'm Christian. Doesn't matter if someone says Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever they want to say. I'm gonna smile and return the well-wishing. This time it's the Conservatives being uptight about it. Conservative Christians often confuse "freedom of religion" with "right to legislate our religion."Added Note: I could care less if Prayer was in school or not. It shouldn't encompass the education, but if you want to pray, no one should bar you (and no one does). Prayer happened all the time in my High School. Many Christians and even one Muslim (who prayed between classes in private). To disallow one but not the other is a ridiculous double-standard.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

Whether Christian, non-Christian, liberal or conservative I'm just saying that comon sense tells you that it is a very tasteless and disrespectful move (although i do agree it should still be in their legal right to do so). But why so terrified for a liberal to just admit it's a shitty move?
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

Whether Christian, non-Christian, liberal or conservative I'm just saying that comon sense tells you that it is a very tasteless and disrespectful move (although i do agree it should still be in their legal right to do so). But why so terrified for a liberal to just admit it's a shitty move?I support this message.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

Distasteful? No more than it is to build a Church in a town where a serial killer claiming to have been acting on the voice of God lived. No more than a Jew living next to a bank. It's not even right at Ground Zero, it's just relatively nearby. Is it wrong or offensive to sell tacos in Chinatown? I don't think anyone would care. If a person is raped by someone of another race, they usually don't come out disapproving of interracial relationships. It's not distasteful or disrespectful, it's just a very small bickering that's been taken way too far.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

Distasteful? No more than it is to build a Church in a town where a serial killer claiming to have been acting on the voice of God lived. Only if that killer acted on behalf of biblical doctrine. Remember that the 9/11 attacks were sanctioned within Islamic doctrine.Then it's a matter of poor taste.No more than a Jew living next to a bank. Jews and banks are always a bad combination, I agree.It's not even right at Ground Zero, it's just relatively nearby. Which is the point. Put it far away, and don't associate the centre with 9/11.Show some respect for goodness' sake.Is it wrong or offensive to sell tacos in Chinatown?I hope you're trying to make a point here.If a person is raped by someone of another race, they usually don't come out disapproving of interracial relationships.Not applicable.It's not distasteful or disrespectful, it's just a very small bickering that's been taken way too far.If your ideology or religion has taken lives, especially if it's a case of mass murder, then even if you may legally practice that religion or ideology, as a matter of respect and common human decency you do NOT support it at the site of its victims.It's simple really. If you violate this little piece of fairness, then the rest of us are perfectly justified in ridiculing your poor behaviour and calling you out for your lack of respect.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

I'm a conservative Christian. 'Anything goes' is NOT me! Jesus said, 'I am the way the truth and the life, no man can come to the Father except by me.' The Bible is my authority.Why allow a pagan religion to propogate lies in a christian land? It will lead to distress and sorrow such as in 9/11.We must love our brothers or have no part with Christianity; is that what Muslims preach? .....and then blow themselves up ...
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

That's right, but he also set out a good guideline on how to treat others. For every one you force-feed Christianity successfully, you scare ten more away.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

If you truly followed the teaching of Jesus, you would know that Jesus would sooner allow a thousand sinners to sin on their will than to force a single man along his path. To come to God is an active of willingness, to know him, to seek him, must come from your own heart and your own desires. Jesus did not agree that law should dictate faith (hence why the law had such a problem with him). He would sooner have you shut your mouth, if it should offend others (or his name by associate with you), than for you to express your opinion and have others repulsed by it. The best way you can help your faith is not to force it, but to live by it and give a strong, yet subtle, example for those around you. Muslims preach peace and love as well, they also see Jesus as a great prophet and an overall great man. For every group, however, there is a small percentage of extremists. There are Christian extremists who would do the same thing if they thought it would further the goals of God (which is absurd). What of the Christian soldiers who would give their life to get rid of the "Threat of Islam?" Does that make us any different? If you want to set yourself apart, at least live up to the example.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

we cant change the world i am afraid , but we can change and save aurself :) u christians you should understand that and walk with holy ghoust and be convict by him about sin and hate evil not going 4 compromise , 24 h with jesus ! 'Anything goes' is NOT me! Jesus saidYou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself. Mt 22:37-39 if all people call them self christians meditate those comments plus 1 Corinthians 13 ... 1 Corinthi 2 , 4 -5 , god bless
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: No

Now liberals are all for freedom of religion LOLOLOLOL! They don't even want Jesus mentioned at Christmas but now they are the icons of religious freedom. They contridict themselves all the time. Basically to be a liberal is to be in love with pointing the 'How dare you' finger at everyone and anyone. Now thousands of Americans who lost loved ones to 9-11 are evil religion haters if they oppose a mosque at ground zero. Nobody hates religion more than them!!! Liberalism has nothing to do with anti-theism.Being liberal, IE open-minded and accepting new ideas will however make you intolerant of authoritarianism and charlatans. In this way liberals often attack religion.
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

"intolerant of authoritarianism and charlatans?" Untrue. A teacher in public school would get straight up FIRED for saying a prayer before class. You don't even have to aproach the level of authoritarianism to get in hot water with the liberal agenda Neo Nazis can march anywhere and practice their freedom of speech but now liberals are turning any christian teaching that homosexuality is a sin into hate speech, and making it illegal. Now listen to what i'm saying, the BELIEF that homosexuality is wrong and that we should not hate homosexuals but pray for them is now hate speech! Whether you agree or not is not the point."Open minded and accepting new ideas?"There are multiple cases now of science teachers being fired for entertaining the possibility of intelligent design (in a scientific way). Whether you think the arguements are weak or strong for intelligent design is not the point. The point is you will be fired for even mentioning the possitive arguements for it in public school. And i'm sorry but isn't science all about accepting challenges and testing out new hypotheses, etc. Make no mistake, liberals have a religion of their own and it is becoming more and more intolerant to oppose their beliefs (and even if their beliefs are true it is scary that religious people are being forced into silence). It is scary that people are not becoming freaked out that freedom of speech is in trouble
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

Wow! Seriously aveskde, you are not exactly talking to your prototypical christian here, not even close. I debate the history of the bible a lot and i enjoy the scientific view of deep subjects. So i like to read and watch dvds on the cases for and against evolution, intelligent design, etc. I side with intelligent design because of the scientific arguments, not a single shred of religion enters into it. For you to say something like 'It has been settled by the scientific community' is a total joke to me. I've let a few of my non religious friends watch some intelligent design dvds and they have all admitted that they make some strong points (even if they still don't believe it completely). To hear statements about the 'scientific community' settling this issue only leaves me with the impression that there is politics in popular science (politically correct science). There has not been a shred of religion talk in my ID material. On top of that there are anti-evolution scientists out there who not only publish books about their problems with evolution but these people also HATE religion lol. I mean come on dude, i don't need someone in create debate website to argue with me that ID has no scientific merit when i have personally witnessed quite a few non-religious people who were pretty damn impressed with ID arguements
Debate: DO YOU SUPPORT PRESIDENT OBAMAS DECISION TO BUILD A MOSQUE AT GROUND ZERO
Side: yes

I'm telling you that people i know are pretty damn far from settled on the ID debate and you are telling me that the brilliant scientific community has 'settled' it! iT'S always a poor argument to quote experts or to quote 'the experts.' Every person should only interpret things according to themselves and how it makes sense to them. It is a cop out to say 'oh well since the experts say this is true than it must be true'