All this time, I don't think EastCoastNiner has replied properly to a single comment anyone had made in this thread. What a horribly ignorant person. I can't believe that you (ECN) actually bought into the deal that they're going to open it on the tenth anniversery, even though it was said weeks ago that that was just blanant lied put out by politicians and newsreaders who are not apparently allowed their own opinion on the news. And then to make it seem like the people who are builiding this thing are backtracking because they said it definitely wont open on September 11. How unbias of you to pin clear false advertisment on the Islamic population just because you don't want the westerners to be wrong. It's ignorant idiots like you who will never allow religion and freedom of relgion to be just that. Muslims after 9/11 have to hide the fact that they're Muslim because you're going to call them wrong (all for the sake of intellectual conversatoin, of course.. who would want to look like they're being intolerant?) because of what happened on 9/11 like it was their fault. It's absolutely idiotic. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. The point of the mosque is to raise awareness that Islam is actually in New York City whether you like it or not and to teach people about the religion as well as provide community services to those who seek it. The people who are building the community center are doing absolutely nothing wrong. They haven't killed, they haven't insulted other religions, they aren't the ones on TV attacking each other over nonsense. They're kind people who want to do something for the Islamic community. And acts of service and kindness are wrong becuase? Oh right, because it's 2 blocks (do you even know how big a block is? It's ridicolous to think that this is your big issue. Go outside and walk two blocks and tell me it's not a long distance to walk) away from an act of terrorism that the people building the community center DIDN'T CONDONE.