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A mosque at ground zero? Sure why the hell not. A church? hell no!!!!

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What About the Ground Zero Church? Archdiocese Says Officials Abandoned Project


FOXNews.com - What About the Ground Zero Church? Archdiocese Says Officials Abandoned Project







Nice. real nice.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
What About the Ground Zero Church? Archdiocese Says Officials Abandoned Project


FOXNews.com - What About the Ground Zero Church? Archdiocese Says Officials Abandoned Project










Nice. real nice.
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it appears the church queered the deal by insisting on funding/terms the port authority was unwilling or unable to provide

the port authority has indicated the church can proceed with the rebuilding on its own

possibly, your 'nice. real nice' expression is an acknowledgment of the church's intransigence ... if not, maybe you will elaborate
 
Looking over the article, this appears to be a dispute primarily over funding, not whether the church has a right to be there, which is the primary issue with the mosque.
 
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Here is an older article that goes into more detail over the breakdown in negotiations between the church and the port authority.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/nyregion/19church.html?_r=1

This is an old issue, negotiations between two parties broke down, and the two sides are pointing fingers at each other casting blame,which is what usually happens in situations like this. This is between the Orthodox Church and the Port authority, which one is being more obstinate is fuzzy, but regardless, the port authority is not a player in the park51 deal, so other than being able to claim tangential incendiary appeal, the two issues are completely unrelated.
 

Hey the anti Islam forces in the US will use any method to discredit and attack Muslims, so why not lie and twist the truth as well!
 
Yes, look at all those people taking to the streets in protest of building this church!
 
There have already been threads on this. It has nothing to do with the fact it is a church, but it has to do with talks between the church and Port Authority. The church is allowed to build where it previously was without question.
 
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Yes, look at all those people taking to the streets in protest of building this church!
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Exactly.. It's only one side (the one's against the Muslims) protesting other's exercising their constitutional rights. How can somebody complain about this hypothetically happening to a Christian church, and not see the blatant irony and hypocrisy.
 
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