I could be wrong on this, but in my daily skimming of articles/columns/blogs/tweets, I sense that there's a weird dichotomy in discussion of the Cordoba House.
Opponents of it seem to normally refer to it as a "Mosque." Supporters (or rather opponents of the opponents) refer to it as a "Muslim Community Center."
I'm not sure what that means or what would cause it, but if true it's kinda interesting...
A reminder (for academics)
7 hours ago
Haven't seen that -- I've read mostly articles from liberal publications that speak of "Ground Zero Mosque." (I think that's mostly because it's SEO-friendly, that is, "search engine optimization" friendly.)
ReplyDeleteBut there has been some discussion emerging about how "mosque-ish" the proposed mosque is supposed to be. I've seen some project defenders point out that it's supposed to be some kind of YMCA, religious center, spiritualism guru abode all rolled into one.
I remain dismayed and saddened this issue continues to dominate political coverage (and debate). Can't wait for the summer to end, so the slow news day mentality also concludes.