Obama is Right On Remarks On Ground Zero Mosque

My comments after the article:

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday endorsed plans for a Muslim mosque two blocks from ground zero in New York City, declaring that "Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country."

In remarks prepared for delivery at a White House dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Obama said all Americans have the right to worship as they choose.

"That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances, Obama said. "This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable."

Obama emphasized the point as New York City is immersed in a deeply sensitive debate about whether a mosque should be built near the site of the World Trade Center's twin towers.

It was the president's first remarks about the mosque controversy. The White House previously called the matter solely a local one.

At the dinner attended by two Muslim-American congressmen, Obama acknowledged that hot-fire emotions the planned mosque and cultural center have stoked.

"Ground Zero is, indeed, hallowed ground," the president said.

I agree with this and I have been uncomfortable with where some conservatives have taken this argument and not realized the overlying principle involved.

The distinction between radical Islam and most Muslims in America has been blurred

Further many Christians don't seem to see how this could affect from a PR standpoint Christians that worship in Muslim countries. Not all places are like Saudi. In fact we have made progress in places like the UAE

Further no one sees how this same principle some want could be applied against Christians in the future in the USA.