Allah at Ground Zero

So, people are pissed that President Obama is okay with Muslims wanting to build a mosque near Ground Zero. It completely disgusted me when I heard it. But like I always do when something disgusts me, I had a conversation with myself. I asked myself whether or not these bandwagon patriots would be so pissed if Muslims wanted a mosque in any other location. And the answer I came up with was a resounding "YES". It's very rare that people do this with situations of this nature, but let's discuss what their anger is really about. They are not upset that there is a desire to build a place of worship near where such a great American tragedy occurred. They are upset because there is a desire to build a place of worship WHICH IS NOT LIKE THEIR OWN near where such a great American tragedy occurred. It all goes back to Americans fearing and what they don't understand. Never mind the Christian churches down the road from Ground Zero who may or may not be teaching the love of God and righteousness. As long as they never utter the words "Praise be to Allah", they get a free pass.

I had a talk with a random stranger the other day in the mall. I was telling one of the sales reps at a store I regularly buy t-shirts from that I needed to get ahold of another old school Malcolm X tee. The old woman was standing next to me and volunteered her opinion on how she thought Malcolm was way too violent to ever be thought of as a hero. She said Martin Luther King, Jr. was a real hero because he was a man of God and that was the type of hero young people should look up to. I proceeded to point out to her that just as Dr. King was devoted to his religion, so was Malcolm. I also told her that if she was to read the Koran and the Bible, she would find that their teachings are parallel. I said "Martin said God. Malcolm said Allah. Either way, they were both trying to reach divinity and no man on this earth should condemn the next man for doing so in his own way". This just goes to show that people don't chastise others for looking for God. They chastise people for looking for God through their own lenses. There has been enough hate in America already. Like President Obama, I say let them build their mosque. I wish it many blessings. This country was weakened by terrorists who just SO HAPPENED to be Muslim. I guarantee that if Allah was truly in their heads and hearts that day, we would all be singing a different tune.

-Justice