Well who is safer, Loony having a BBQ? or As of Todays News Threat from Imam Rauf Warning of Mosque relocation ? BBQ's seem More Friendly, The Pastor is a small fry......Don't anyone dare Offend a Muslim
.....ACLJ: Imam Rauf Comments Backing Ground Zero Mosque "Insensitive and Divisive" [Printer Friendly] [Forward to a Friend]
September 9, 2010
(Washington, DC) – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which represents a New York City firefighter who survived the 9-11 terrorist attacks, said today comments by Imam Rauf asserting plans to build an Islamic mosque at Ground Zero are “insensitive and divisive” as Americans prepare to remember and honor those murdered in the 9-11 attacks.
"Imam Rauf missed an important opportunity to do the right thing and acknowledge that the planned mosque at Ground Zero should be moved to another location,” said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. "
By interjecting the claim that our national security is at risk if the mosque is not built at that site is not only offensive to the 9-11 victims’ families and friends, but to an overwhelming majority of Americans who don’t want the mosque built at Ground Zero. His comments were insensitive and divisive. By denying the fact that the site, where part of the landing gear of one of the hijacked planes crashed through the roof of the building, is sacred and hallowed ground clearly shows he does not have the best interest of the families and friends of 9-11 victims at heart. The Imam continues to miss the point – Americans are tolerant, but Americans understand this is not the place to build a mosque.”
The ACLJ has filed a lawsuit challenging the project. The suit, filed August 4th in New York State Supreme Court in New York – charges the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously and "contrary to decades of administrative precedent" when it rejected landmark status for the building.
The lawsuit is posted here.
The ACLJ will be filing an amended complaint in the weeks ahead focusing on the fact that the mosque developers do not own the entire proposed site and do not possess the legal right to proceed with demolition or construction.
The ACLJ represents Tim Brown, a firefighter and first responder, who survived the Twin Towers’ collapse and lost nearly 100 friends.
The ACLJ also has heard from thousands of Americans who have signed on the Committee to Stop the Ground Zero Mosque.
Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice focuses on constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C.
