100 years from now, the history books, if there are any history books, will tell how the greatest country in the world inflicted its own ruin on itself.
I would recommend that we just butcher and bar-b-que a pig on the proposed site and save the money.
park51 now has full title to the building ?
ConEd sold their “half” ?
I thought the mosque votes just put in an application. Doesn’t necessarily mean it will be funded.
This is an incredibly stupid move from a public relations viewpoint, which is why it’s never going to actually come about. The grant application will not be approved, or if it is it will be quickly rescinded in the face of the enormous public backlash which would hit it.
The moment that this project receives a drop of taxpayer money, it loses a ton of supporters who frame the question in terms of freedom of religion and non-discrimination against Muslims. Public opinion will spike to 90% opposition, and opponents will claim the high moral ground.