Indivisable

     Yesterday was September 11^th and the ninth anniversary and the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. There has been a considerable amount of controversy surrounding proposed construction of an Islamic Cultural Center near the sight of the Twin Towers in New York City. Vociferous groups who oppose the building of the Islamic Cultural Center, argue that it is irreverent for those who lost their lives in the  Towers due to the terrorists, who they claim, were Muslim . Thousands of lives were lost on September 11^th, 2001, many of which were Muslim. People of all colors and religions were killed that day, therefore this argument proves poor. It just so happened that this year, the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Feit  fell on September 11^th. Out of respect for the day of reverence, many American Muslims pledged to hold prayer services and service projects instead of celebrating. On the opposite end of the civil spectrum, a preacher in the South Terry Jones, declared September 11^th: “International Burn the Quran” day. This zealous preacher wished to make a statement against the Muslims and was furthering protests against the building of the Islamic Cultural Center in New York. 

  President Obama  said the U.S. is at war with al Qaeda and its allies, but it "never will be at war with Islam.''

      President Obama stated that burning the holy book of Islam would cause our soldiers danger over sea. Yesterday his speech at the September 11^th memorial spoke of what it means to be American. He said that what the terrorists wanted to do on 9’11 was threaten America, he said they wanted to threaten what we stand for and to divide us . The president said that if we continue down a path of religious intolerance, as demonstrated in the threats by the preacher to burn Korans and the national objections to the construction of the cultural center, then the terrorist will have succeeded. The president calls us to remain true to American ideals. He said that we are, in the words of the Pledge of Allegiance “One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”. Obama asserted that we must remain a nation that shuns religious intolerance. I believe that the President was right in saying so. The pastor, thankfully, did not follow through with burning Quran.  I hope people consider the words of Obama, and remember that America is a place of religious and cultural tolerance, and I fully support the building of the Islamic Cultural Center because everyone is entitled to their house of worship and community, and because September 11^th   

^{weighs heavy in the hearts of people of all Americans, no matter what religious affiliation they belong to.}  

Source : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oIdZS6l2Wg