The world will take any news from the U.S.A. and make it look bad for us so this is nothing new. I was expecting something worse.
And i find it very interesting how many people turn against Christianity so quickly. they have Christian churches in the middles east that is free to worship and spread the gospel? Turkey recently allowed Orthodox church have a mass in an old cathedral, and they will allow them to do so ONCE a year. Great tolerance. If people want this controversy to go away, this imam and other alike need to come out and condemn Muslim countries that continues to treat Christian unfairly - even imprisonment and murders. I don't think anyone would be against any mosque built in America if that were to happen.
Personally, I am sad that this news is a controversy. Just build the Center and get it over with!
This story somehow reminds me of the time I saw a Egyptian teenager in a Korean Restarurant in L.A. - about 8 years ago. He walked in and the whole restaurant froze. hahaha. I went to the boy and invited him to my family's table and bought him dinner. we had a great conversation. Turns out he really hated the terrorists and what they are making him go through. who knew?
