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Jay,
Youmust REALLY like the Burlington Coat Factory.
That'sthe only logical explanation I can come up with for why the American Center forLaw and Justice, which claims it's all about preserving Americans' religiousfreedom, would file a lawsuit today to preserve a building in lower Manhattanthat once housed the retailer. I mean, I never really thought of theBurlington Coat Factory as a historic landmark, but to each his own.
Unless,this isn't at all about the Burlington Coat Factory, but rather a desperateattempt to make a legal argument (and a very weak one at that) to stop thebuilding of an Islamic Community Center -- a center that would be built withprivate funds on private land in Manhattan.
Butthat would be religious discrimination, don't you think? It would especially beunbelievable for a group such as yours, which claims its mission is to preservereligious liberty for all, to get in the way of Americans who want to practicetheir faith.
Yetthis morning, you sent an e-mail to your members headlined, "Not on OurWatch: No to Islamic Mosque at Ground Zero." Then I thought, what if the ACLJisn't for religious liberty for all, but rather only for the religious liberty ofthe religious groups it approves of?
Youknow that's not how our Constitution works, Jay. In the United States, religiousgroups are free to erect meeting spaces on private land as long as they complywith land-use laws. Yesterday, New York City's Landmarks PreservationCommission voted unanimously to allow construction of an Islamic center inlower Manhattan. If the owners of this building are complying with the law, whycan't you?
AsMayor Bloomberg said in a speech yesterday,
"This nation was founded on the principle that the government must neverchoose between religions or favor one over another. The World Trade Center sitewill forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. But we would beuntrue to the best part of ourselves and who we are as New Yorkers andAmericans if we said no to a mosque in lower Manhattan.
"Forthat reason," he continued, "I believe that this is an important test of theseparation of church and state as we may see in our lifetimes, as important atest. And it is critically important that we get it right."
Jay,I believe our country will get it right. Your opposition to the privateconstruction of this house of worship is shameful. It goes against ourcountry's spirit of tolerance, respect and acceptance, and I'm convincedwithout out a doubt, that your frivolous lawsuit will fail.
HG precisely quotes Mr. I Need a Douche:"I gotta say somethin', even if it's sheer idiocy."
Mr. Incredible says:Here is the ACTUAL post that proves that you misrepresented what I wrote:
Mr. Incredible July 23, 2010 3:35 AM
Rich says:HG,Yep, blathering, blithering or just plain nutty...
Mr. Incredible translates:" I wouldn't be saying those things, if he agreed with me."
Rich says:...Mr. I Am Incredible, Really I Am...
Mr. Incredible says:No, I am.
Rich says:... doesn't seem much interested in anything other than masturbating his own ego.
Mr. Incredible breaks that code:"I gotta say somethin', even if it's sheer idiocy."
Reference: http://blog.beliefnet.com/lynnvsekulow/2010/07/what-happened-to-the-kagan-sta_comments.html#ixzz0wI3A5eYw
HG precisely quotes Mr. I Need a Douche:"...my eyes see only what I want them to see, and my ears hear only what I want them to hear. So, there can be no proof where I want no proof. Such proof would interfere with my projection on the world of what I want the world to be like..."
Here is the ACTUAL post that proves you to be a liar:
Mr. Incredible July 21, 2010 7:47 PM
HG says:I haven't precluded myself from any "proof" that God created anything, it's simply that there is none.
Mr. Incredible decodes that:"I have programmed myself not to believe that God created anything, and, so, my eyes see only what I want them to see, and my ears hear only what I want them to hear. So, there can be no proof where I want no proof. Such proof would interfere with my projection on the world of what I want the world to be like. Mr. Incredible doesn't agree with me, and, so, he must be wrong."
Reference: http://blog.beliefnet.com/lynnvsekulow/2010/06/a-big-win-at-the-supreme-court_comments.html#ixzz0wI3eAoB2
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