1.) http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/26/debate-close-close-ny-mosque-questions-loom-ground-zero/
Shows the sheer number of opinions of the proximity of the Mosque to Ground Zero, making deciding where to put it all the more difficult.
2.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Exercise_Clause_of_the_First_Amendment
Sites the rights garunteed in the First Amendment. This includes the freedom to religion, which is an argument most people in favor of the Mosque use.
3.) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/12/AR2010081204996.html
The main argument for the Anti-Mosque camp says that building the Mosque would spit on the face of the ones who died in September 11th.
4.) http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/08/16/100816taco_talk_hertzberg
Shows that the Mosque is not just a Mosque, it is also a Community Center that everyone can use.
5.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam
Understanding the basic ideals of Islam is the first step to accepting Muslim culture.
6.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
In order to fully understand the issue now we have to understand what brought this debate on.
7.) http://kgmi.com/pages/8132535.php
Shows the underlying issue of the Mosque, Anti-Muslim feelings.
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