The debate going on in New York city about whether a Muslim mosque should be built near Ground Zero is getting ugly. Even Sarah Palin is getting in on the act.
Yesterday Palin commented about the Mosque on Facebook calling the planned Muslim mosque and community center:
An Intolerable Mistake on Hallowed Ground.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who’s defending the building of the mosque, called for religious tolerance yesterday.
No matter where you stand on the mosque, any time there is this much vitriolic dialogue against one group on a national stage one thing is inevitable. A backlash in the place people spend most of their time. This fury can not mode well for Muslims in the workplace, a group that has seen discrimination rise since Sept. 11, 2001. (more…)