Of mosques and men, presidents and protestors

The Arizona immigration conflict should have held the media's attention for most of the summer but a small group Muslims diverted the attention when they decided they needed new place to worship in New York City.

On Aug. 3, a New York commission opened the path for a mosque to be built two blocks from "Ground zero" where the World Trade Center  was destroyed by two airplanes. 

The American public according to Fox News has weighed on the issue as "legal but inappropriate." They try to paint the American perspective as one of freedom with moral codes and boundaries.

That is religious freedom only when necessary. Now they claim that if any other religion had asked to build a sanctuary there it would have been fine. 

People who are not Muslims should not restrict the freedom of other religions.

New York is a very large city with loads of real estate left to raid (especially in this budget crisis) but the fact is that U.S. law allows for.

One might say that there many laws in the states that are legal but not necessarily moral. One could argue the death penalty and abortion and gay marriage in some states fit into the same category. 

Some argued a public option for health care wasn't technically legal earlier this decade, but many people believe it's America's responsibility to ensure that those less fortunate have insurance.

After 9/11 there were reports of racial slurs being dropped and people getting beat up or fired from their jobs because Americans were fearful. It doesn't surprise me now that there is still latent animosity towards those of the Islamic faith.

When President Obama tried to weigh in on the issue he suffered significant backlash. 

However, even some among the Jewish community within New York who spoke out in favor of the new mosque.

If a mosque isn't allowed to be built anywhere in America who's to stop prejudicial decisions on Atheists, Scientologists and other non-traditonal groups from assembling.

The president shouldn't have to feel threatened for defending for people.