8/31/10 class discussion

Today in government class we had a class discussion regarding the mosque project in New York, New York that happens to be very close to ground zero. Very interesting points were made by very many different people. A point that caught my attention was when a girl brought up freedom of religion and how its the first amendment. She also stated that Muslims are already praying there. The first amendment states "congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." it does not say we must allow follows of a religion to build a place for worship or prayer. If they wish to build the mosque there then they should wait for a memorial or for the tower to be rebuilt. If they do not have the patience to wait then they should fund the rebuilding of the twin tower. Honestly, i say they already worship there and that is what the first amendment grants them. A mosque will only be built for the symbolism. I learned that many people are in favor of the mosque. I also learned that people dont care about it. Luis mentioned that around 36 mexicans were killed by immigration. He was very upset about how people cared more about a building in New York more then people being killed just next door. I just wished he would have said that earlier because i would have loved to dicuss that topic. Is a building really more important than human lives?