Thread:US president Barack Obama backs mosque near Ground Zero site/Out of respect.../reply (4)

It's not on-site, it's nearby. I highly doubt the owners of the WTC property would sell to Muslims building a mosque, or if it's even zoned to allow that.

Furthermore, no one said it would be wrong to open any other type of establishment nearby, either, so long as there aren't zoning/licensing conflicts. Blood Red Sandman and I simply pointed out that intentionally evoking an association between the neighboring structure and items that conflict with it (beer and pork) is a stunt with the intention of "getting a rise" out of others. I advised that if you're going to do that, hire a good private security company. Maybe some personal security, as well, if you can be identified as the owner.

On that note, does anyone know who sold the property in question? It's probably some bank that doesn't care if it's being developed into a mosque or a strip club. And as much as I find strip clubs offensive, I'd be saying the same thing about the transfer of private property.