Islamic Center Crisis Reflection

Some believe that building the mosque near Ground Zero would be insulting to the families that died after the 9/11 attack. However, I believe that building the mosque would a form of reconciliation between Americans and the Islamic community after 9/11. Yes, this is a touchy subject; however I don’t feel that we have the right to ban anyone from building the mosque because Muslims are actually protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (freedom of religion). It has been over a decade since the 9/11 attack, and I believe that America is indeed “Islam-o-phobic.” It reminds me a lot of how America reacted to Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Americans were paranoid that all Japanese citizens were out to get them. I feel that we are always talking about moving forward, and this building will finally allow America to move on as this building could serve as a peace offering.