Why did no one object to the "Pentagon mosque"?

Salon ^ | August 5, 2010

[CommieCutter]

Considering the date of 9/11/2011 is key in the construction of this project you can see why people are fired up about this.

[Fundamentally Fair]

I dont get a place at my job to pray...why them?

Join the military then.

[goldi]

I’ve heard, but I don’t know if it’s true or not, that the radical Muslims have a penchant for building mosques on the “sacred ground,” shall we say, of people they think they have conquered. It’s sort of like rubbing it in the “conquereds” faces.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Why didn’t anyone object to the first mosque that was built in America in 1934? It’s called the Mother Mosque and it is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Mosque_of_America

[org.whodat]

I assume that you have read and understand the Constitution.

Correction, I assume you have not read and understand the constitution..

[Popman]

I dont get a place at my job to pray...why them?

Baloney, you can take a break or a lunch and pray to your hearts content.

The Pentagon has many 1,000's of employees and all faiths have an area for people of their religion to gather.

http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/80/Pentagon_chapel.jpg

[airborne]

Joined today and posted a story from Salon.

[muawiyah]

Except that the Pentagon itself is a "ground zero" situation. On the other hand there's not always been a "chapel" of some kind somewhere in the Pentagon ~ this one is new and is located near where the airplane crashed into the building.

Of note, the Pentagon is a huge building and there's nothing else near it. No churches, no synagogues, no drugstores, no restaurants, etc. Whatever you need you need it already inside the Pentagon. This chapel has regularly scheduled Jewish services, Catholic Mass, etc.

I don't believe the fellows in New York planned to allow any religious observances by anyone but Moslems insider their 14 story thing.

[Domandred]

An actual mosque and a place to pray inside a building are not the same thing.

[Cheetahcat]

“it’s almost as if the entire “ground zero mosque” controversy was whipped up”

Too bad, we are playing for keeps just like you progressives.”

It is PAST time to throw the nice guy rules out the Damn window!

[Fundamentally Fair]

On the other hand there's not always been a "chapel" of some kind somewhere in the Pentagon ~ this one is new and is located near where the airplane crashed into the building.

Sure there has. And, the one near the crash site is used by all denominations.

[Hot Tabasco]

Why did no one object to the "Pentagon mosque"?

First I ever heard of it newbie and now that I have, I OBJECT!

[ml/nj]

Comparing a place for Muslims who work at the Pentagon to pray inside the Pentagon is hardly the same as a Mosque/Cultural Center at Ground Zero.

I guess that depends upon how long it has been there. If it only appeared after 9/11, it certainly is an outrage, just like these Iftar dinners at the White House are absolute OUTRAGES.

ML/NJ

[woofie]

Why is no one upset? ....probably because no one knows about it ...as a good liberal arent you upset about mixing religion and government ...if Pat Robertson set up shop in the Pentagon would you be happy about it?

[EternalVigilance]

I smell ozone.

[omega4179]

Presumably its for the patriotic arab speakers we have in the Pentagon. The 9/11 Mosque however, is for businessmen who build SUV bombs in their spare time.

[Julia H.]

IBTZ?

[woofie]

You posted it ....why dont you discuss it?

[catsup]

But the Pentagon was hit on 9/11. It’s a Ground Zero in its own right.

[woofie]

My bet is that if they allow Christian churches in the military they have to allow Muslims Jews and satanists ...Why not ask Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan at Ft Hood?