Originally Posted by fandango
It's clear that apart from the people who died, the image of Islam suffered greatly as a result of the 9/11 attacks. So in that sense I can understand why Muslims would have an interest in trying to disassociate the Muslim religion from the 2001 terrorist attacks, which is the reason they want to build this Islamic centre, and build it in that place.
However, it seems to me that building it at or near Ground Zero in NYC will actually achieve quite the opposite effect, and tie the two ideas together more strongly.
So putting aside the wishes and feelings of the victims' relatives for a moment, I think the whole thing is a bad idea.