St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Did you know that, along with the twin towers, a Christian church was also demolished during the terrorist attacks on 9-11?
And did you know that officials of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church that once sat across the street from the World Trade Center’s Tower Two have tried for years to get permission to rebuild the church, but the New York Port Authority and other local bureaucrats have thrown every obstacle in the book at the rebuilding project? They said the proposed new church was too big and its dome too high and that no construction can be higher than the planned World Trade Center memorial. Blah, blah, blah.
All of which stands in stark contrast to the treatment that the developers of the proposed Ground Zero conquest mosque have received.
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, state Atty. Gen. Andrew Cuomo, and a raft of city officials have all come out publicly in favor of building the mosque, and the city’s Landmarks and Preservation Commission voted unanimously to deny protection to the building currently occupying the site where the mosque is to be built. In a speech immediately following the vote, Bloomberg said, among other arguments, that allowing the mosque project to go forward would be a victory of sorts over the forces that attacked America on 9-11.
All this in spite of the proposed mosque being 13 stories high, far above the height of the World Trade Center memorial. In fact, no height restrictions are imposed on the Muslim mosque.
Doug Ross Journal of August 17, 2010 explains why. Simply put, follow the money!
An observant tipster notes that Bloomberg’s namesake news service has a significant financial interest in keeping those of Middle Eastern heritage happy.
Spurred by a recent boom in sales in the region, Bloomberg is expanding its Dubai office into a regional hub, a move that will as much as quadruple its local staff over the next year.
The company has … been developing an Islamic finance portal, which Mr Linnington said would be helped by having more people on the ground building relationships.
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“Particularly “Particularly since the meltdown of the western capitalist system, there has been an increasingly large focus on the virtues of Islamic finance,” he said. “Today, there is no one single provider of information that caters to the Islamic finance market. So by Bloomberg being here, we are in the process of building out an Islamic finance product. We are very confident that we can build a product that meets the needs of the market right now.”
“Islamic finance” refers to banking systems and investments that are consistent with Islamic law (Sharia). For instance, Sharia prohibits the payment or receipt of interest on money lent. The rules associated with Sharia finance present significant and profitable business opportunities for men like Mayor Bloomberg.
In short: Churches and Synagogues bad. Sharia Finance and Islamic Victory Mosques good.
H/t beloved Fellow Doc’s Wife.
~Eowyn
Bloomberg,and the current regime in power need to pack up and move to the Mid-East.
Because he’s eeeeevvvvviiiiiillllll and wants to take away our guns, too.
Totally agree with Tina’s suggestion.
Watching Steve stomp off in a huff and slamming the door…..
Just like all the corrupt politicians, follow the money…
Don’t know exactly what type of work Bloomberg is doing there but under Sharia he must boycott doing business w/Israel. Wonder how his Jewish constituents feel about that…
I hope his Jewish constituents realize he’s a self-loathing dude who’d support Hamas over them.
Bloomie is a bloomin’ idiot.
I can’t believe the people of NYC actually voted for this Gomer.
I bet Rudy is laughing his ass off.
-Dave
I am so proud to see Bloomberg stand up for our constitution and the FREEDOMs on which America is based, unlike all these new tea party wackos who don’t understand a word of it.
Hi, TomF.!
Now that you’ve announced to the world (well, at least this blog) that you really really understand the U.S. Constitution (unlike those “new tea party wackos”) and laud Mayor Bloomberg for standing up “for our constitution and the FREEDOMS on which America is based,” I expect you also to stand up for the following with as much fervor:
1. The right of Christians and Christian churches to display the Nativity scene at Christmas.
2. The right of conservative students to wear T-shirts with the American flag to school.
3. The right of pro-lifers to stand silently in front of abortion clinics carrying pro-life posters.
4. The right of the state of Arizona to actually enforce federal immigration laws in accordance with our constitutional law-governed republic.
5. And the right of even “new tea party wackos” to exercise their freedom of speech to voice their opposition to the Ground Zero conquest mosque.
Cheers!
Not quite. Freedom of religion doesn’t mean freedom (and respect of sensibilities) only of Islam. Catering to Imam Rauf and his Islamist buddies who feel their faith includes its export to and influence over America (while not letting the St. Nicholas Church next to the World Trade Center be rebuilt) out of tolerance and building good relations with them (lest something like 9/11 happen again) at the expense of other faiths and how they want to live (which is what freedom of religion is supposed to protect) is not standing up for our Constitution and freedoms on which America is based, more like the exact opposite.
That’s for Tom F., so you know.