Freedom of Religion is not just Freedom of Christianity.
Good grief; has the whole nation gone mad? Here are a bunch of moderate, modern, Manhattan Muslims, trying to build the equivalent of the YMCA (only Muslim), and Conservative Hate Radio is freaking out because they have a chapel, well okay, what did we expect? But why would half the Democrats join them? This isn't some kind of issue on which moderates can disagree, this is one of the core, founding, principles of the country.
Why does it take an atheist to say "Hey guys--leave the Muslims alone!"
And for the people who had relatives murdered on 9/11--they suffered a tragedy nine years ago. 9/11 was a terrible thing and no one is saying differently. We're all very sorry and we'd undo it if we could. But we don't owe them the right to run the lives of the rest of the world, or even the rest of the people in Manhattan, forever.
Plus, you have noticed that a major claim of Al Qaeda and other Muslim extremists is that the US is the enemy of Islam and that anyone who wants to be a Muslim has to fight the US, right? So, playing right into their hands much, are we? Um, why?
Enough already!