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Museum of Tolerance backer: No to WTC mosque
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Aug 09, 2010 07:00pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | David Montalvo |
| News Date | Friday, August 6, 2010 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The new Museum of Tolerance New York opened in the heart of Manhattan this week, citing an ambitious mission to help enlighten city residents and tourists on issues of discrimination, prejudice and social inequality.
But the museum's financial backer, the Wiesenthal Center of Los Angeles, says it cannot tolerate the planned location near Ground Zero for a mosque and Islamic community center.
Rabbi Meyer May, the Wiesenthal Center's executive director, on Thursday called the mosque's proposed location “insensitive” to the people who experienced the 9/11 attack that killed nearly 3,000 in 2001 and are still dealing with “extraordinarily painful wounds.”
“Religious freedom does not mean being insensitive...or an idiot,” said Mr. May, who led the push for the museum's New York location. |
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