Mosque at Ground Zero

[Logan Darklighter]

Well you gave me a straight answer. I'll give you that. I wonder what the logic would look like completely turned around. I wonder if you'd say that building a monument to the Crusaders in Medina or Mecca was a good idea? I kinda doubt it.

Unless you're claiming that New York City is a holy city, this is a bad analogy.

Fair enough.

A more accurate analogy would be "I wonder if you'd say that building a
church in Dhahran was a good idea?".

That might be better, yes.

It looks to me as if he gave you a serious answer. It obviously wasn't
one that you like, but it was serious.

Well you're giving me a straight answer - while disagreeing with me, that's respectful. I appreciate that. I get snippy with people who express snarling condescension from the start.

In all seriousness, I'm hoping for a third option. (No, I don't know
what that option might be. If I did, I'd be working toward implementing
it.)

How about a transformation of Islam as wide-ranging as what happened with the reformation before and during the renaissance? I wouldn't hold my breath waiting. But it does seem some of the more moderate Muslims are those in Indonesia. Islam was kinda filtered a bit oddly through their culture.
Like I said - don't hold your breath waiting though.