Ground Zero Mosque

I have decided to weigh in on the Mosque at Ground Zero. First, a warning to my ultra-conservative friends: you are not gonna like this post. Sorry.

Let me start by saying that the Right of Religious Freedom is just that: a Right. This means that any citizen has the Right to practice their religion in this country.

Now, that said, this does not have anything to do with what I believe the majority of Americans have expressed as their views. After all, the majority of Americans support the constitution. I believe that the majority of Americans understand and respect the Right of Religious Freedom. And, I believe that the majority of Americans are simply expressing their desire to have the mosque built some place else. They do not want to impede anyone's Religious Freedom. Rather, they would just like for people to be sensitive to the location where the mosque is to be placed. And, to some degree, I think the majority of Americans are both disappointed and angry about the apparent lack of compassion from the organization that is trying to build the mosque.

I think that is enough said about the mosque topic. And, frankly, I do not consider this to be news worthy. This goes to my next point. This mosque is becoming a political football. And, I think this needs to stop.

To be clear, this all started when the President decided to provide his position on the mosque. And, to be honest, what he said was quite literally correct.

1. The constitution provides for religious freedom
2. The issue is more about the "judgment" rather than the legality

Here's the deal:

• The president should stop trying to have beer summits every time two people have a disagreement; there are lots and lots of other issues which are far more important (e.g. jobs, border security, government transparency, etc.)
• The conservative media should stop trying to pin this mosque on the President - yes, he stuck his nose into yet another social issue, but, enough is enough

I will agree with the conservative media on one point: the President only seems to focus on those issues which will continue his celebrity status. Lets face it; why on earth would the President feel the need to get in the middle of every little dispute? By sticking his nose into this (and other similar issues), it is providing fuel for the conservative media. It just helps to fuel the image of the president as the head of a government that is out of control (even drunk) with power. Mr. President, is that what you want?

Yes, building a mosque next to ground zero is really bad judgment. But, don't we have more important things to worry about right now?