Opinion

Families should decide mosque issue

Posted September 15, 2010 11:00 pm

Let the families of those who lost their loved ones in the horrible devastation of those two towers in New York on 9/11 decide what to build near ground zero - not the Muslims who want to build their mosque that will only aggravate Americans for years to come.

Let them build their beautiful park with fountain where people can walk or sit on benches and watch the flowers blooming and pay respect for those who lost their lives there, not the planned concrete building that will not have any effect for people coming to New York to visit.

This place belongs to America and the decision should be up to Americans, not Muslims. We should keep it that way.

It is our country, and we should decide what to build on this historic place that left many scars in our hearts. If Muslims want to build their mosque, there are many empty places around New York.

Otto Valnoha

Fox Lake

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