Mosque Near Ground Zero Clears Key Hurdle

The mosque should be built if and when the Saudi government issues building permits for the Great Synagogue of Mecca and the Cathedral of Medina. The idea of building a structure which is demeaning to those who lost their lives on 9/11 and in Iraq and in Afghanistan is abhorrent. Mayor el Bloomberg...shame on you.

The reporters politics show in his word choice.

The existing building does not appear to be a treasure. We will see if this new building can survive. Other churches have had a hard time in far downtown. Government by religion is not permitted under our constitution. They are not a liberal democracy. We have been.