Who's inside the Muslim box?

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I do not agree at all with Chopra although I love his books. Being a Hindu from India, I see the utter failure of mosque building as projects to bridge the inter-faith divide or to heal wounds. So, one more mosque near Ground Zero will contribute exactly zilch towards that lofty goal stated by Imam Rauf.

We have hundreds of mosques in India which have done nothing to heal the Hindu-Muslim divide in India or encourage an iota of tolerance across the border in Pakistan. In fact, the inter-faith divide is wider now than ever before. I think it is time people start calling a spade a spade and not embellish painful truths. I find the Islamic philosophy openly detrimental to building inter-faith understanding in a spirit of universal brotherhood. Entire Muslim populations in Islamic countries are brain-washed in poisonous Islamic concepts such as infidel versus believer (of Islam) called upon to see the world divided into one that is ruled according to Islamic tenets and another that is alien to it. How can Muslims truly come to embrace religious tolerance and equality before the eyes of Allah? It is impossible if they believe the Koran.

Either Allah is wrong or the rest of us is wrong. Both cannot be right Mr. Chopra. No amount of mosque building can resolve the root cause of separation in Muslim minds. That is why I keep saying--in my book, EVEN GOD MUST MAKE SENSE! (Remember, even Krishna had to argue with and convince Arjuna, His Charioteer, on the battlefield). No, I have not given Him the right to say whatever He wants. This basic right to question God is affirmed by the Buddha Himself. So Hindus have nothing in common with Islam. Muslims might as well have come from Mars.

Let’s see: 39% either disagree that the imam has a right to build his center or have no opinion. And magically, that’s the same percentage the right manages to attract at this moment. So I guess we're supposed to conclude it's the same 39% in both cases, meaning it must just be those wascally Wepublicans opposing the mosque, unlike the other 61% of “good” people!

Nice try, Deepak, but hinting that two populations are one and the same simply based on a percentage value sure smacks of being “an obvious ploy” to let you criticize the right wing, as is your wont. But I’m calling you on it, because I doubt you can show that that's the case. If you have evidence to that effect, I challenge you to furnish it. Otherwise, maybe it's time to back off from the Republican bashing, as you've become rather too transparently biased.

Also, the real facts are that something like 70% of Americans OPPOSE the mosque plan, even as a majority also agree that the imam has the right to build it. (In other words, they agree he can but think he shouldn’t.) See this AP item about NY voters: http://tinyurl.com/2cym5ee.

And btw, there are even Muslims opposed to the mosque, as discussed in this AP item: http://tinyurl.com/26degtm. Where do they fit into your "evil Republicans" world view?