In the past few months/years something has came to my attention, and it concerns me.
The United States is on an eve of renewed racism, from the noose on the door of a Professors office at Columbia University to "ground-zero" mosque. Both cases may seem entirely different but converge at the same point.
On a tangent, Why did the Pilgrims want to risk their lives to come to an unknown territory? Religious Freedom.
Another tangent on English History, in 1559 the Act of Uniformity (not the word uniform) was passed, it required that all British citizens follow the practices and teachings of the Church of England. Of course, like any people of self-will would ,the Puritans disagreed and sadly had their heads chopped off... This continued until King James ended the executing of Puritans
So, what would anybody do if they were the scum of society, hated by all the women, men and children? they wanted to leave and came to the New World. In elementary when we Thanksgiving approached we learned about the Pilgrims, we learned how they were normal people going out for adventures and happened to meet the friendly Indians who taught them how to make corn.. blah blah blah..
What our educators forget to teach us is WHY they came.
Now about the "Ground Zero Mosque"
1. 80ft is not that far, yet Muslims are allowed to pray 80 ft from where the 9/11 attacks took place in the Pentagon.
2. Muslims already pray at the proposed site of Park51 (Cordoba House).
3. Please don't let the Muslims make a building that has a 500-seat auditorium, swimming pool, bookstore, childcare center, basketball court, fitness area, performing arts center, art studio, food court, September 11 memorial, and OMG WHAT? I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! A MOSQUE?! THIS HAS TO BE THE WORK OF THOSE DARNED TERRORISTS!!!
It's like saying "No Catholic Churches within 2 blocks of any building containing children"
Someone would reply "BUT not ALL priests are pedophiles"
I would calmly and proudly say "Exactly"
Fact of the matter is, Islam didn't attack the United States. All we can do is prevent our own citizens from attacking each other, and only education and awareness will ever achieve this. Although America may have a fast growing anti-not-what-we-are movement, it is up to those who can think as humans should, and teach.
