Reverend Terry Jones wants to burn copies of the Quran on September 11th if he does not get a meeting with one of the founders of the Mosque that is being placed near ground zero. This raises the issue of having freedom of religion. In the United States everybody has the freedom to practice the religion that they wish. They are allowed to have a Mosque. There is nothing that says that they cannot practice the religion that they want to. I think that Rev. Jones should not be burning the Qurans. The people that would be worshiping at the mosque did nothing wrong. They did nothing wrong in the terms that they have the freedom of religion and that they had nothing to do with the planes hitting the World Trade Centers on 9/11. The people that flew the planes into the World Trade Centers were Muslim, were the ones that are to blame for the tragedy. However, the rest of the people who practice the Muslim religion had nothing to do with it. We cannot blame an entire religion for the tragedy that was caused by a certain group. It is not fair that we target other people just because they practice the same religion. We cannot stereotype.
I hardly remember the day that the World Trade Centers were hit. I was young and I really did not understand what was going on. As I started to grow up I was able to understand this tragedy and what had happened. However, I still believe that just because a certain group of people hit the buildings we cannot group everybody that is Muslim into that group. It is not fair to the amazing people that are Muslim that had nothing to do with it.
I agree that we cannot sterotype against Muslims. It violates the freedom of religion that is stated in the Constitution if we limit where a mosque can be placed. We cannot assume that all Muslims are bad just because the people that flew the planes into the World Trade Center are Muslim. We were only in second grade when this happened, so I would not expect us to remember it very well.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it's not fair to stereotype an entire group of people because of their religion. It is not what America has built for us in terms of freedom. There are amazing people who are Muslim! And they are being scrutinized by those around them in a way that is neither fair nor just! I almost wish I remembered more about that day because I would love to share memories.
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