Stupid, hateful people: The Anti Ground Zero Mosque Movement

(I try to be a good person, but I take no shame in titling this post with "Stupid, hateful people." I am simply calling out the hate, and hoping that the haters become good people eventually).


Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf wants to build a mosque near Ground Zero.

I see nothing wrong with this. There is nothing inherently bad about a mosque, is there?

But some people think there is, and they've created a website and started a movement.

Now, the movement claims not to be hateful, but the contradictions are obvious. On one page in their website, titled Responding to common objections, the hypocrisy is revealed.

Because I am not the first person to charge that this group is nothing but a manifestation of intolerance to Muslims, the administrator of the website made an attempt--a poor attempt--at appearing to be not hateful.

Part of their response was:

The notion that because "not all" Muslims are terrorists, and therefore we should all act as though we must always trust each other, unless proven otherwise, is unsafe.

Which is highlighted below in a cropped screenshot of their article. Click the image for the uncropped version.

Now, think about that statement for a second. Good human beings are supposed to trust Muslims, even though some may be terrorists. The idea behind that is known as being innocent until proven guilty. The idea is common in many Western democracies often targeted by Islamic extremists, yet presumption of innocence is nowhere to be found in the minds of the members of the Anti Ground Zero Mosque Movement.

And now let me conclude with this:
Islamic extremists get political support by showing America and other Western democracies to be the enemy of Islam. America and other Western democracies are now presented with a choice:

1. To be the enemy of Islam, for real.
2. To be the enemy of all flavors of terrorism, and an ally of peace.

Guess which choice is the right, moral one?