Archbishop Offers to Mediate Islamic Center Controversy.

elleng

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Thu Aug-19-10 09:24 AM
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Archbishop Offers to Mediate Islamic Center Controversy.

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in New York, said Wednesday that he would gladly help mediate between the proponents and critics of an Islamic center and mosque planned for a site two blocks from ground zero.

The archbishop said that it was his �major prayer� that a compromise could be reached, and that while he had no strong feelings about the project, he might support finding a new location for the center.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/nyregion/19dolan.html?_r=1&hp

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Why do I want to laugh about this???

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Botany

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Thu Aug-19-10 09:28 AM
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1. Memo to Archbishop Timothy Dolan STFU and Get out

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

BTW no Catholic Churches close playgrounds or schools ... too many painful memories of Priests and little kids.

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COLGATE4

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Thu Aug-19-10 10:18 AM
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3. K&R X1000

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earthside

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Thu Aug-19-10 09:43 AM
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2. Oh, great ...

... get the Catholics involved; a church that has it's own country. (How many mosques located in "Stato della Citt� del Vaticano"?)

Man, we're going to have a religious war going on right here in the U.S. pretty soon if this keeps up.

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David__77

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Thu Aug-19-10 10:49 AM
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4. There is no need for mediation.

The city commission made its decision. By making this offer, the archbishop gives the appearance that he at least partially endorses the view of those wishing the city had decided otherwise.

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Ganja Ninja

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Thu Aug-19-10 01:21 PM
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6. Exactly.

They are going to build it and people that don't like it will just have to live with it.

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Demeter

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Thu Aug-19-10 11:39 AM
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5. He's Jealous of the Attention Islam is Getting

What a lackwit.

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