tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16220268.post602293804291746411..comments2023-10-10T08:03:04.018-05:00Comments on Secondhand Smoking Jacks: Imam Rauf on Larry KingMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901973780238251138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16220268.post-42186544112682790862010-09-15T03:36:45.993-05:002010-09-15T03:36:45.993-05:00When people say it's "sacred ground"...When people say it's "sacred ground", they don't mean that it complies with notions of priestly purity. What they mean by "sacred" is that it is a place where thousands of people were vaporized in a instant by 19 Muslims who felt they were acting for Islam. Millions watched these people die live on TV. Billions would eventually see this holocaust. Naked girls aren't offensive or threatening in this context. But it is felt by most people that a threat is posed to the memory of the innocent murdered people, by this aggressive, insensitive, shady, stubborn Imam. The site is not 'blocks from Ground Zero'. It was hit by part of one of the planes. It IS ground Zero. He is not a man of peace, or he would change his plan. If he is correct with his preposterous suggestion that international Muslims feel entitled to that location, then so be it. Relations with extremist Muslims are always disappointing and unreasonable. A little about me: I was opposed to the Iraq war, I have many Muslim friends and have visited several Islamic countries, I have an idealistic outlook on life. But you have to understand that Islam will not appreciate your generosity and trust you give them.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738294683277218070noreply@blogger.com