Being Serious For Once

Jeez I've been such a hermit lately! I barely know what's going on at the moment and I feel bad...I blame the Internet (it's so addicting!) Anyway, can you believe I've only just recently heard about the Mosque issue and the debates for it? I feel like a shut in, seriously...
Anyway, I really think people are over-reacting to this issue. But Sammy! How could you? It's so insensitive to people and blah this and blah that! Let's stop there.
Here's what I think about the situation:

1. According to the First Amendment people have the right to freedom of religion, which means you can practice it whenever and wherever you want. Muslim's want to practice it in that spot? Let them. You can't stop that, people. If you try then you're being unconstitutional.

2. Technically, it's wasn't going to be built on Ground Zero. It was going to be built a few blocks down from Ground Zero, and unless there was some sacred JC Pennies or something down there, then it shouldn't be a problem. Media screws things up as usual.

3. "It's a Victory Mosque!" How much more prejudice could you get? MY GOD people. Not every Muslim is out to destroy the US. Stop judging an entire religion for what a small group did. Some Christians bomb abortion clinics and attack gays, some Jews are committing acts of terrorism to Palestinians trapped on the Gaza Strip, but no one blames the majority of either religions on the acts of a few. Stop generalizing. It's very annoying.

4. People of all religions died in 9-11. It wasn't just Christians or Jews or whoever. Personally, I think it would be wrong to put up any house of worship on Ground Zero. Somebody would get offended somehow or other if something that isn't your religion was put there. It's just how people are.

5. It's a damn Community Center, people! Think of it as the YMCA, only Muslim and without the awesome dance. Seriously. Everyone can use it. Again, the Media screwed up.

6. I understand how people feel about Ground Zero. I knew someone who died in 9-11 and I don't feel comfortable building anything on Ground Zero. I know how it feels, I really do. When I was in New York last Spring and I saw them doing construction or something, I was mad. But now I think we can start to move on, never forget, but still move on. I think we're capable of that much at least. But again, it's not being built on Ground Zero.

Phew! Is that all? I think so. That's all I can think of at the moment, so I guess that's it. This whole ordeal is ridiculous and stupid, in my opinion. People just need to calm down and stop picking and choosing what they want to follow in the Constitution. It's very hypocritical when they defend one Amendment to the death and then completely ignore another *cough*RightWingExtremists*cough*

And if you need an example of when this has happened before, I'll give you one. Right after Columbine, the NRA wanted to have a meeting in the general area of the school. People protested because two kids brought guns to school and killed a lot of people. People were scared. They thought that anyone who owned a gun was going to kill people with it. They were wrong. Looking back on that from today it seems almost silly now. Strange, isn't it?