So the land of "Freedom of Religion" now is supposed to suspend the free exercise of religion? So whats next, no churchs next to the abortion clinics that Christian extremest bombed. Religious fanatics carried out the attacks on 9/11/01 not Islam as a whole. Freedom of Religion spreads to Muslims as well as Christians (and the rest of the world).
If we want to crack down on something how about Hezbollah, they get the majority of there funding from interstate cigarette sales (thats interstate, as in within the USA). Lets go after the terrorists not the peaceful Muslims who arnt hurting anyone. Or should we ban all Catholic Churches for there terrorism of the Protestants over in the old world? Maybe ban all Christian churches because a few nut jobs bomb abortion clinics? Once you start banning religious places its a massive pandoras box and it leads towards a black hole. Israel is a Jewish country, and they still allow Mosques. If anyone had a right to ban the Muslims its Israel, and yet they don't.
*disclaimer* Im a born again Christian and am not defending Islam or other religions, just that they have a right to worship just as much as the Christians. Its kinda what America is all about, as in founding fathers intent.
I don't think anyone on this thread called for a ban on religion. It is, however, naive and foolish to not keep an eye on people who are building a monument to the religion whose tenets were the fuel for one of the worst atrocities this nation has ever experienced...right next to where that atrocity took place.
Let them build their building. But let's not pretend that this is not a direct, vile slap in the face to our nation. The tenets of islam call for the slaughter of innocents. How someone can subscribe to this religion and be considered "peaceful" is beyond me. Inactive, perhaps...but certainly not peaceful.
Show me where any other major religion preaches for their followers to subjugate or kill non-believers, and I'll lend some credence to your comparison. Otherwise, your comparison falls flat.