Quote Originally Posted by DuncanONeil View Post
The issue is that the doers of good in the Muslim faith do not make a point of denouncing those that claim to be of the faith are doing wrong. Nor are there any calls for them to cease their "evil" ways.
Like I said, Muslims have been saying it for a while, if no one is there to announce that the hundreds of mosques around North America are denouncing this, how are you going to know?

Ideally, what would you have Muslims do? So far, from my own personal experience, I've seen Muslims imams denounce terrorism in their sermons whenever any of these events happen, I've seen millions raised to send to Muslim countries to improve education in order to stop kids being sent to these extremist camps and graduate in suicide bombing, I've participated in muslim groups that raise money for local programs, giving food to poor (of any faith/or no faith at all). And that's just me. I find it a little insulting you've stated that the doers of good do not make it a point of denouncing the evil, when you don't even know the whole truth. It's become a huge point of frustration among Muslims that nothing is good enough. At what point will it be acceptable for you? Should the Muslims of North America march up the National Mall and state they don't like what's being done in their name, all in the name of publicity, or would you rather them actually doing something worthwhile, contributing to their communities, and abroad to slow and eventually stop the atrocities done in the name of Islam.

Seeing what people have to say about Muslims, when I am one myself is disheartening. Seeing that they are people like you who think that all my attempts to be a part of this society, being fair and kind (to the best of my abilities) still isn't good enough, and that people still associate me with the murderers who knocked down those towers is downright low. Hearing prominent politicians like Newt saying that the mosque's name (Cordoba) is a covert method of Muslims to claim victory, while no other politican has the decency to correct him or call him out on his slander depresses me.

As much as I disagree with this point about it being insensitive, I do respect those who have those opinions. What I find disgusting is the method employed to eliminate the plans for this mosque. The imam of the mosque who is the imam that the west wants, moderate, with a wife who has a voice as vocal as his, has been labelled as a terrorist supporter, the funds for the mosque has come into question (no one would ask that of a YMCA or a Jewish community centre, but a Muslim one is fair game?).