U.S. Sends Muslim Center Imam to Arab World to Promote Religious Tolerance

U.S. Sends Muslim Center Imam to Arab World to Promote Religious Tolerance
On Thursday Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, a sponsor of a planned Muslim center in Lower Manhattan, begins a mission from the United States government to promote religious tolerance in the Arab world. The Lede, NY Times, August 19, 2010

Dr. Phillips Response,

The plan to locate this mosque in close proximity to the World Trade Center site is an incredibly destabilizing decision. Wounds remain open in the hearts and daily lives of the survivors whether they are of Christian, Jewish, Muslim or other faith perspectives. This idea has no merit lacking both compassion and basic consideration of others. The motive behind the proposed project remains shrouded in ambivalence, deceit and distortion. Shades of fuzzy meaning cloud the true intent of the authors of this project, This mosque is simply a horrible idea and the President for reasons known only to him has made an uninformed decision which further divides the nation. His biased speech in support of the ground zero mosque may well have been a tipping point for his administration's effectiveness in the future.

Dr. Alan Phillips