Andrew: ok did you hear about the mosque they want to build at grouns zero?
Me: Don't even talk to me about that shit. It's ridiculous.
Andrew: i agree
Me: People need to get their heads out of their asses.
Andrew: yes, the signifigance alone is repulsive
Me: Wait what?
Andrew: did you know whenever any islamic battle occured they would build a mosqu on its sight to celebrate the victory?
Me: :| ...so you're opposed to it?
Andrew: mosque*
hell yea
Me: Get your head out of your ass.
Andrew: ??
did you not just read what i wrote?
Me: Seriously dude. You want to hold an entire minority population responsible for their biggest assholes?
Andrew: if we let them build a mosque there it will alow them to celebrate their VICTORY
the cultural signifigance is what i am talking about it has nothing to do with god or jesus or anything like that
Me: No. Look, first of all: it's THREE BLOCKS AWAY from ground zero. You can't even see the place from the site they're proposing. Second, it's a Muslim Cultural Center, not a mosque.
Andrew: what is a mosque if not a muslim cultural center
Me: So a Christian Heritage Center is a church?
Andrew: mainly
Me: A Holocaust Museum is a temple?
How about a Christian bookstore? Is that a church?
Andrew: what is not a catholic church if it not reprtition of ancient rituals
to chritsian scientists
however look at it this way, at this point in time muslims are beeing looked at like blacks in the 60's maybe even worse, is they build that some asshole is going to blow it up and kill innocent people
Me: But it shouldn't even be an issue in the first place.
Muslims have tried to build their places of worship in Long Island, the other fucking side of New York state, Tennessee, and CALIFORNIA and met similar opposition. It's not the location that's the issue, it's what they want to build.
Muslims are facing religious persecution across the goddamn country for something some Islamic extremists did ten years ago. To NOT let them build there signifies Al Quaeda's victory more than anything else.
And I hope you also realize that Islam : Muslim :: Catolic : Christian.
In short, all Islamics are Muslim, but not all Muslims are Islamic.
Andrew: oh yea what about the mormons who were killed because they wanted to believe Joe smith was the rebirth od Jesus christ
Me: What about them? Andy, there are extremists in EVERY part of society. Are you going to persecute every single group with beliefs for the actions of the crazy people belonging to them?
Christians have pulled a WHOLE lot of dick moves throughout history, no one is denying them any civil liberties because of it.
Andrew: i am just saying it is ironic that a nation of religious outcasts are percecuting another religion
Me: You just completely 180'd.
Andrew: i said it was ironic
Me: No. You went from "If we let them build the mosque, it means the terrorists win!" to "America shouldn't be persecuting Muslims."
Andrew: i don't think they should build a mosque on ground zero, a community center is a different animal
Me: IT'S NOT EVEN ON GROUND ZERO DUDE.
Andrew: then it is ok
the only thing i heard was they were gonna build a mosque on GZ
Me: Well please do your research before forming those kind of opinions.
Andrew: it was not something i really cared to dedicate time to research honestly
all i wanrt is to find a woman, heve friends, maybe a child or two then hopefully die in some sort of painless way, i don't think that is too much to ask for
Me: ...okay.