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The site of a proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero is seen Sept. 9, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (AP) –A summit of Muslim organizations is planned for the weekend in New York City to address the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment linked to a proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero.

It wasn’t clear whether the group will emerge with a firm endorsement of the proposed center. The meeting’s primary purpose was to talk about ways to combat religious bigotry.

Shaik Ubaid of the Islamic Leadership Council of Metropolitan New York said he had a growing sense the that project was being embraced as a cause.

He said some American Muslims who initially reacted cautiously or with indifference to the center were now rallying around the plan because they felt their faith was under attack.

The meeting will take place as some supporters of the center are encouraging its backers to add prayer space for other religious groups.

(Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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  • TK

    If this mosque gets approved it going to start a domino effect. What’s next, a terrorist camp in Oklahoma? These mu-slimes are realizing just how easy of a push-over us christians, us AMERICANS are becoming.

    I hope to God that if this mosque gets approved, the Grand Imperial Master of the Ku Klux Klan gets a place of worship approved right next door!!!

  • John

    It takes a Brit to put into words what we should be saying.

    Wow…this is good.

    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/06/pat-condell-on-ground-zero-mosque-is-it-possible-to-be-astonished-but-not-surprised.html

    Condell is a British stand-up comedian, but this video isn’t comic, it’s pure truth, and utterly brilliant.

  • carter

    For me, a direct threat of terror here and world wide would be white America.

    • teeks

      it is the southern baptists who sport the white hoods and burning crosses, you moron. And there are other christian groups they despise as well.

  • Carter

    You say Islam is a disease and I say white are the cancer of the earth. You and everyone who thinks like you are idiots. You overlook the violations of white man and judge others in the same breath. The nerve of you idiots!!!

    • Faith

      Agree 100%!

    • teeks

      then please go back to native africa if you hate it here so much

  • expat

    CAN MUSLIMS BE GOOD AMERICANS?
    This is very interesting and we all need to read it from start to finish And send it on to everyone. Maybe this is why our American Muslims are So quiet and not speaking out about any atrocities. Can a good Muslim be A good American?

    This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years.
    The following is his reply:
    Theologically – no. . . . Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God of Arabia .

    Religiously – no.. . . Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah Except Islam (Quran, 2:256)(Koran)

    Scripturally – no. . . Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.

    Geographically – no . Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he Turns in prayer five times a day.

    Socially – no. . . Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make Friends with Christians or Jews .

    Politically – no.. . . Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual Leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America The great Satan.

    Domestically – no. .. . Because he is instructed to marry four Women and Beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34 )

    Intellectually – no. . Because he cannot accept the American
    Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.

    Philosophically – no. . . . Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran does Not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot
    Co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.

    Spiritually – no.. . . Because when we declare ‘one nation under God,’ The Christian’s God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to
    As Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in the Quran’s 99
    Excellent names.
    Therefore, after much study and deliberation…. Perhaps we should be Very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. – - – They obviously Cannot be both ‘good’ Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish it’s still the truth. You had better believe it. The more who understand
    This, the better it will be for our country and our future.

    The religious war is bigger than we know or understand. ….
    Footnote: The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within.

  • danny

    FACE IT HUMANS! ISLAM IS THE MOST CALCULATED PRE-PLANNED AND DIABOLIC EVIL THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN!
    THE US AUTHORIZING THE MOSQUE AT THE GROUND ZERO WOULD BE THE GRAVEST MISTAKE THE NATION & ITS LEADERS COULD EVER COMMIT!
    THE ACT WOULD BE LIKE A LAST NAIN IN THE GREAT NATION’S TOMB!

    • carter

      Well forgive me for thinking it would be those Christians sporting the white hoods and burning crosses. You idiot!!!!

  • srk

    obama is a muslim

    • Brad

      yea like Moa Tze Tung is a Hindu

    • carter

      If Obama is a Muslim then every other white politian is a potential grand wizard.

  • Erica

    Y’all are upset about a mosque being built near ground zero but you don’t complain about the mosque they have in the Pentagon. Have some religious tolerance.

  • J.K.Rajendra

    I am J.K.Rajendra the son of the late king of india Jaferlini Rajendra. Look I become an American with my belife, which is a stone, a non living thing which I pray to him different names saying “Om jaie jagedi Shere” But all those time I have passed. I cried alot. I felt sorry for all indians for being FOOL & believe in a non living thing which is placed in my father’s palace. I became Muslim now I have peace of Mind. Read the holy QURAN before you open your nasty mouth…What goes around comes around…

    • Maniam

      you were an opportunistic fool who were blind because of your materialistic needs, thats why you saw only a stone… You have a long way to go,
      May god bless you my son…and keep your bloody mouth shut!

  • confucius

    Dude read your bible before commenting on others…
    Jesus says that he has come to destroy families by making family members hate each other. He has “come not to send peace, but a sword.” 10:34-36

    • PONDFROG

      IF you are going to quote the Bible then finish it!!!! Mathew 10:32-33 In these passages Jesus is talking about people who ‘deny’ him. This is typical form of Taqiyya.

  • ALEX

    TRUE !

  • Luz Vega-Hidalgo

    The protestors ask,” why are you building a mosque, here near ground Zero.?”The answer is because they have been in that spot for 23 years. How rediculous this protest. You want them to worship in an old mosque not in a new one.

  • Aziz

    According to Omar Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of CAIR (Council of American Islamic Relations): ‘Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Qur’an should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth’ (Report in the San Ramon Valley Herald of a speech to California Muslims in July 1998; quoted by Daniel Pipes in CAIR: Moderate Friends of Terror, New York Post, April 22, 2002)

    The issue of the supremacy of Islam leads us back to the basics of the Islamic worldview, that is by seeing the world either as Dar al-Islam – the abode of Islam, or Dar al-Harb – the abode of war. All those countries and societies not dominated by Islamic supremacy are the abode of war and thus Jihad is justified.
    In India after making Pakistan and Bangladesh an islimic country, they are now fighting in Kashmir to make it a new islamic country on the map of world. In mosques and madrasas around the world, Islamic Imams preach about the need for the global expansion of Islam, and the strategy behind this expansion involves four phases that depend on the level of Islam’s penetration.

    Phase 1: When Islam starts to enter a region (e.g., most Canadian provinces and US states), it keeps a low profile. When required, it introduces itself as a religion of peace.

    Phase 2: When a critical mass of Muslims gathers, Islam demands recognition of the applicability of the Sharia law to the members of its community (e.g., Canadian province of Ontario and US state of Minnesota).

    Phase 3: When the Muslim population becomes a large minority, Islam demands incorporating elements of Sharia law into the host nation’s legal system (e.g., Germany). This demand appeals to and exploits the egalitarianism of Western democracies and is often supported by “rogue” elements from the Muslim community that engage in or threaten violence (e.g., France and UK).

    Phase 4: When the Muslim population becomes the majority and/or Islam gains control of a nation (e.g., Taliban in Afghanistan prior to 2001), Sharia law is imposed on the nation, which is then locked down against non-Islamic influences, principally Christianity. The ideal Islamic state is Saudi Arabia, where Sharia is the only law of the land and enforced without mercy.

    • expat

      Correct and True!!!

  • Joe D

    I would like to build a Christian Church in Tehran. Do you think that’s possible?

    • doomsday

      Do you think the Pope will allow a mosque to be built in the Vitican City?

    • D.

      No, because unlike the United States, Iran has an official religion. But why bother with facts when you’re determined to be a moron?

    • joeshmo

      yes I do, in fact, I’ve been to a church in Tehran

    • Jules

      Small point: there’s a Christian cathedral in the centre of Tehran. Oh well, who cares about facts?…

  • skk

    Why must the Muslims choose this spot and nowhere else after killing 3-4,000 innicent people of all faith? Thy should not even think of having a mosque here in the frirst place. This what you call PEACE loving religion???
    How stupid the Americans be to allow this.

  • Hamid

    If, after reading this, you agree with it, please pass it on to others.
    Qur’an:9:5 “Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, LIE IN WAIT, and ambush them using EVERY STRATAGEM OF WAR.”

    Ishaq:587 “Our onslaught will not be a weak faltering affair. We shall fight as long as we live. WE WILL FIGHT UNTIL YOU TURN TO ISLAM, humbly seeking refuge. We will fight not caring whom we meet. We will fight whether WE DESTROY ANCIENT HOLDINGS or NEWLY GOTTEN GAINS. We have mutilated every opponent. We have driven them violently before us at the command of Allah and Islam. We will fight until our religion is established. And we will plunder them, for they must suffer disgrace.”

    That about says it…

    For every one nice verse in the Qur’an, Sira, Ta’rikh, and Hadith there 5-6 verses like these…Mulsims do not pick an choose which Quran scripture they want to believe in. These are the words of Muhammad..period!…Muslims either believe it or they themselves are infidels.

    This isn’t about racism or tolerance…come on! This is a religion of sword and blood. America…we are our own worst enemy..
    “their faith is under attack” — our lives are under attack.
    Go build one of these “Hate Centers” in hell where you belong…….!!!!!

    • jamerson

      Last time I checked, the bible tells to kill nonbelievers and followers of other religions-

      Death to Followers of Other Religions
      Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)

      Kill Nonbelievers
      They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)

      now what huh???

      • expat

        Islam, like all religions is a dirty little mind altering drugs consumed by radical Fascist control freaks. Religions remind me of my ex-wife, buddy…it is either her way or the highway. A dictatorship!!!!!

    • redbull

      eat me!!!

  • Fatima

    In their mosque they teach that is alright to sexual assault 9 year old years when they consumate their rights to their 9 year old bride that was sealed to them when they were 7. When they consumate that marriage, they are violating these young kids and they don’t even have a gynecologist to be there for vaginal repair, bladder or rectal repair work. They have to put up with this assault as they grown into womanhood many needing repair work that American women only need after having babies.

  • Dennis Jing

    I think its impossible to say that this “mosque” is a slap in the face to New Yorkers and Americans WITHOUT associating terrorism with Islam. Look, this cultural center is supposed to be a symbol of hope, faith, unity, and respect but Al-Qaeda stands for completely different virtues.

  • sakh

    What religion recruits killers and terrorists in their place of worship, then sends them off to foreign
    training grounds to become proficient at mass murder? I know of only one. They are taught to kill in the
    name of God, but this is not the law of God who commanded “thou shall not kill” – it is the law of
    Mohammed who commanded “kill them all who will not convert.”

    • Hans

      why are there muslim terrorists in the first place…becus they are being oppressed and their sovereignty raped by the American army eg in Iraq, Afghanistan…..you face the consequences

  • ali

    In fact, Islam’s enemy is human freedom. As the Ayatollah Khomeini once put it, “People cannot be made obedient except with the sword.” Islam’s overriding goal is to impose itself, thus preventing the individual from discovering a different meaning for their own lives.

    Muslim apologists are constantly telling Westerners that the solution to the violence is greater understanding and tolerance for Islam. But isn’t it the killers and their supporters who need lessons in tolerance and understanding… not their victims?

    Some Muslims may say that Muhammad preached love for people of other religions, but there is not a single verse in the Qur’an that commands this. Yet there are 493 verses that either tell Muslims to kill unbelievers or that remind the faithful of Allah’s hatred for those outside the faith and their awaiting torture in Hell. Non-Muslims are referred to as the “vilest of animals” in Islam’s holiest book.

    If peace is defined as being free to live one’s life as one pleases and allowing others to do the same, then Islam is as far from peaceful as it can possibly be. Where it dominates, there is systematic discrimination and oppression of those of other faiths. Where Muslims are in minority, there is rebellion, terror, petulance and disloyalty – a never-ending jihad to bring about the rule of Islam, as Muhammad commanded.

  • syndee jensen

    I am so dumbfounded at the insensitivity to even SUGGEST a mosque ANYWHERE near ground zero in the faces of families that lost loved ones on 9/11. Did you forget how our heroes sifted through dust and debris finding body parts scattered everywhere even of small children from the daycare?
    It does not take a genius to know why they would build so close. It is not about peace or it would have STOPPED the minute they knew it was so controversial to the people .They can build anywhere in this whole big USA but they chose there, It is not about religious rights. It is about WHAT IS RIGHT. All I ever need to know about Islam, I learned on 9/11.

    • Faith

      How the hell is it muslims fault!! why does everyone associate september 11 to islam. Islam condemns whoever did such a horrid thing, it doesn’t ASK muslims to do terrorist acts. Muslims died that day, innocents died. It was a tragic day for EVERYONE. Whoever did it were not true muslims. Islam preaches peace through and through.
      If a christian terrorist was behind 9/11, and they wanted to build a church near ground zero, would there be any problems? Nope. It would be overlooked. i dont understand why everyone is condemning the group because of some rotten individuals.

      • PONDFROG

        Faith, Islam does not preach peace. Research the words ‘taqiyya and kitman’. It is their religion to lie to any unbeliever to further their faith. It is written in their Qur’an to fight KARIF’S to the death until they convert to islam. Islam is NOT a religion but a movement to conquer. The more you understand the better. RESEARCH AND READ.

      • Nick

        So all those mu-slimes in NYC and worldwide dancing in the streets with glee as people burn alive on 9/11 was just a coincidence?

        You have got to be born stupid. Nobody can possibly be working that hard at being that stupid. It’s just too much work.

      • PONDFROG

        Muslims die everyday for martyrdom. And muslims rejoice in the streets for martyrdom. It is muslims fault because muslims DID IT!!

      • Phuck Islam

        You are an idiot and have obviously not read the toilet paper book koran.
        Line after line in the book calls for burning and killing “non believers” of Allah, the Pagan moon god.
        now, please shut the hell up or die, either way, you’re stupid.

  • muzib

    What about other religions?

    What about them?

    Are they producing videos showing people chanting from the Bible before cutting someone’s head off? Do they have a global network of alleged sociopaths praising the virtues of Jesus, Moses, or Buddha at a high pitch as they commit horrible atrocities, with about 1 out of 3 ‘peaceful’ members approving? Does each have some sort of “sex-for-murder” clause that promises 72 virgins to entice disciples into killing themselves while killing others?

    All religions are not the same, and there is something very, very different about Islam which compels the astonishing level of violence and the distinct apathy of the broader community that sustains it.

    Beginning with Muhammad, Muslims have killed a great many people over the years in order to distinguish their religion from others. It is not fair to the victims that their own religion be demeaned merely because modern apologists now see value in trying to pretend that other religions are no different from Islam when it comes to the worst aspects.

    Islam is the only religion accountable for the crimes of Islam.
    Go build one of these “Hate Centers” in hell where you belong…….!!!!!

  • proud agnostic

    AFTER THERE ARE CHURCHES AND SYNOUGOUGES IN MECCA WE CAN TALK ABOUT BIGOTRY IN THIS COUNTRY!

  • nazib

    “their faith is under attack” — our lives are under attack.
    Go build one of these “Hate Centers” in hell where you belong…….!!!!!

    • Mallu09

      Dont know why Muslims are not accountable for the actions of their brothers who maim and destroy non-believers – how come they never apologize or rally against these INFIDELS.

      • Amy

        Don’t know why Christians aren’t held accountable for the actions of their brothers who maim and destroy non-believers. How come they never have to apologize for the hate they promote

  • Vijay Ramijapahn

    It’s a great shame on our country to forget those lost at the WTC on 9/11/2001.
    Our legislators would not support health care funding for those who became ill cleaning up the mountains of debris.
    Adding insult to this injury, this group fails to see the disgrace of placing a religious institution that will empower the fundamentalists who perpetrated the murders where they took place.

    I understand that peaceful Muslims want a place to worship and teach their faith to their children.
    What I do not understand is why the want to stick a needle in the eye of those who suffered by building it at the site.
    Clearly they are, at the very least, insensitive to others.

    • Gary

      . When the native Americans saw the European ships arrive they did not know the storm that was coming their way, that their way of life was coming to and end. Now the grand children of those Europeans are witnessing a new arrival on these shores…what goes around comes around.

    • David Solomon

      From your name I understand that you are Indian. So go to india & say our country. Which country are you talking about. Sala Kuta….

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