9/11 Mosque

This is about as clear as an issue can be. The construction of a mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks should not be stopped. Islam did not attack the World Trade Center. The religion as a whole is not responsible. The religion is not evil or any more closely connected to intolerance or violence than any other religion. Actions to stop the building of the mosque are pretty clearly in violation of the spirit of the Constitution, if not the language as interpreted by the Supreme Court. Also, any official action stopping the building of the mosque seems petty, misguided, and hateful to much of the rest of the world. Besides, it is hard to imagine a better tribute to those that lost their lives in 9/11 simply because of where they were on that day and to those the have experienced discrimination and intolerance in the wake of the attacks simply because of the color of their skin and the identity of their religion. Some issues are hard, but this one isn't.