It would be a cultural center with a mosque inside. But to the extent that facts matter, they shouldn’t be twisted or misrepresented. One key consideration in particular - whether the project offends the sensitivities of families of those who died at the World Trade Center site - is a matter of emotion on which opinions differ, and on which facts have little bearing. We take no position as to whether or not the Park51 project should go forward. They’ve asked us to sort fact from fiction as it relates to what the center’s sponsors call the Park51 project, and what detractors refer to somewhat inaccurately as the “Ground Zero Mosque.” So, here we’ll answer some of the main questions we’ve been asked about the controversial center.
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With so much being said and written about the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque to be built in New York’s Lower Manhattan, our inbox is full of questions from readers. I was hoping would be able to shed light on the issue in an article with particulars, such as the individuals and organizations involved, the actual location, and the truths and lies presented by public figures concerning the case. The facts have been obscured by all sides and replaced by emotional scare tactics and slippery-sloping, in argument for and against. Q: What are the facts about the proposed cultural center and mosque near New York’s former World Trade Center?Ī: We answer questions we’ve been asked most often by readers about the controversial project.Ī clearly divisive issue has been brewing in America as well as the headlines, concerning the creation of a mosque/community center (relatively) near the site of the September 11 tragedy, ground zero.
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