@Renaldo Dubois,
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
No, it's not unkind. You've been calling me stupid from day one around here. So it looks like you're unkind also.
You're mistaken. I've not called you stupid. Not even once. You can link me to a post where I have, and I'll apologize. Otherwise, all accept your withdraw on this in advance. You must be confused.
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
Since we've got that settled, I hope you can grow into presenting an argument based on religioius rights in the US Constitution. Let's see if you can do that.
The first amendment provides for religious freedom and the Equal protection clause provides the basis such that government services and laws are applied equally to all groups. The Muslim community wanting to build filed their paperwork properly, and so like any other group, they have the right to build.
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
No one is preventing muslims from exercising their religious rights. Building a mosque is a matter of zoning. You can't build a church anywhere you want to.
The building they are going to build in does not violate any zoning such that they can't build there.
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
The citizens who run the government and make up zoning laws can accept or deny whatever they want to.
Incorrect. They can deny people who file improperly, or their building design is unsafe, etc. They cannot discriminate on the basis of religion. you are incorrect. I'm glad I could help you understand this.
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
That has nothing to do with preventing a religion from exercising their religious rights. It has to do with building permits.
It does have to do with building permits, and conservatives who attempted to obstruct Park51 failed to rezone the building as a means to obstruct the community's legal right to build there.
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
I think there are over a hundred mosques in NYC or close to it.
Plenty of churches too. What's the relevance?
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
That's why you're stupid to expect anyone to believe this has to do with "religious freedom".
All religions must have religious freedom, otherwise, none do. That's why I, a non-Muslim, must ethically defend their rights. Christians need to understand they don't get special privileges to deny others the same rights they enjoy.
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
We already know you're gonna chop this up because you don't have the intelligence to post a complete thought like I just did in rebuttal.
Separating your posts is the best way to address your statements in the most detail. I don't know about your post being a complete thought though. I've had to provide so much information to you on Park51. How can you have a complete thought with incomplete information?
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
Another example of your stupidity.
I'm just being thorough. If you believe your posting method is so superior, it has failed you a number of times to fully address the questions presented to you. Maybe you should reconsider.
Renaldo Dubois wrote:
Show us all that I'm wrong about you.
Who is this "us" you keep referring to? It's a peculiar thing to say.
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