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August 7th, 2010
06:23 PM ET
CNN host returns award from Jewish group over Islamic center stanceFareed Zakaria, the CNN host and Newsweek columnist, has returned a prestigious prize to the Anti-Defamation League, another rebuke for the esteemed civil rights group's opposition to an Islamic center near ground zero. Zakaria, who received the ADL's Hubert Humphrey First Amendment Freedoms Prize five years ago, gave back the honor to ADL for publicly siding "with those urging the relocation" of the center, which would be located near the site of the September 11, 2001, attacks. "I cannot in good conscience hold onto the award or the honorarium that came with it and am returning both," he said. |
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You are all sheep...worry about the Chinese government and the newest missiles they have created......Mosque...no mosque...who cares?
This I not about religious freedom. There are literally hundreds of mosques in NYC. This is a political statement. fine, there is nothing that can be done and the mosque will probably be built. But does that mean the ADL cannot make a statement about inappropriate it is ti build the mosque in that location? They are saying what many of the 9-11 victims and families themselves are saying. that it is a slap in the face to have a building devoted to honoring the ideology the terrorists used to justify their hideous act built on the graves of the victims. no one is allowed to speak this truth lest they be called a bigot.
What kind of person waves a 'right to religion' flag at the site of a religious massacre? Tomorrow there will be innocent casualties; children, women, soldiers, Muslims, Christians, Jews and Atheists in the name of religion/God/Islam. Good luck with your place of warship you dogs.
This is the USA. Freedom of religion might be the whole problem, but it is still the supreme law of the land.
If you want to change the Constitution, please write your Congressman or something useful like that.
If it changes, don't worry, I think you'll know about it.
You cannot wrap "ground zero" (a stupid name btw) in the flag and then demand we not honor the flag you have wrapped it in just so you can make a big deal out of everything in a five-mile radius like some of the other hotheads out there.
You say America got attacked? Then we deal with it as a country, and that means we respect the rule of law, among other things. Religion is the result of indoctrination.
If you don't like indoctrinated d-bags flying jets into buildings, then do something about the indoctrination. Get the people de-programmed. Its all psychological and therefore treatable.
Arf! Roof! Arf!
(translation: fire the main guns!)
Ralph! Roof! Arf!
(all ahead full!)
rof!
(translation: Belay that order!)
CNN welcomes a lively and courteous discussion as long as you follow the Rules of Conduct set forth in our Terms of Service!!
Reading a few of these ignoramus posts, typical of all on this site, I wonder why CNN continues this thread of hatred.
As far as Zakaria is concerned, he just lost another listener.
That is all These Idiots know is Hate rid!!! What more can you expect out of them???
Kick the bum out. Fred is just like Glenn Beck, a worthless piece who knows everything about nothing.
His show is boring prompting me to explain the what an idiot is: anyone who watches his show for more than one minute.
Dont even know what or who the ADL is. And dont care.
Thank you for that amazingly vital piece of information, but you didn't have to go out of your way to inform us of your ignorance.
Really.
We don't care if you didn't care!!!
Fareed , " They only live who dare. " You have to watch out . The necons and their friends would make Helen Thomas out of you . Take care.
Lucky, he is working in CNN, not in CBS. Otherwise, he would have been fired by now
I disagree with Zakaria returning the award. Building a mosque near Ground Zero is insane. If we allow a mosque there, then Israel should allow a memorial to the Nazis at the Wailing Wall. Unlike us, they would have the courage to not allow such a thing.
Why put one in Israel??? Wouldn't be better with the Rome with the Pope???
So, wait a minute...we don't agree with the mistreatment of the Muslims by the ADL, so let's go after the Jews instead??? That is nothing if not hypocritical! One small part of the Jewish community spoke out against the mosque, so now all Jews are bigots who are determined to destroy the Muslim faith? Just like one small part of the Islamic community crashed planes into the World Trade Center, so now all Muslims are out to destroy Christianity and America. Please...that is so narrow-minded and wrong. Why would you even believe that discriminating against one sect is wrong, but its perfectly OK to do it to another? This is the same mistake the ADL made and that is why Zakaria returned the award. Stop trying to pin his decision on all Jews. Zakaria is an educated man and I highly doubt his decision was motivated by the same hatred and ignorance that some of you are displaying in this forum.
Ditto Kelly!! TOTALLY agree with you!! Well said!
They do that already!!! So whats the difference???
This is a tough one for me for many reasons. But I agree with his actions and it shows hutspa!!! We as Americans need to be bigger than this and hundreds of millions of Muslims didn't want to attack the WTC or anyone else. The few bad apples are ruining it for the rest and we should know better than that. This hate is exactly what drives our enemies and will destroy them. Don't let hate destroy us too.
Don't hate the Muslin!!! Just hate the Jews right???
it APPEARS that some of the posters on here have POOR memories; how about the 3,000 plus
that were KILLED on 9/11 and the 6 million plus JEWS that were killed during world war II
by a NUT named adolph hitler and his cronies.
kudo's to ADL for standing up for what they believe in; its two bad more americans do not
take a stand but think anything and everything goes.
WAKE UP america before its to late. if the muslims respected the JEWS which they do not
and respected what happened on 9/11, then they would not be PUSHING to build a mosque
in that area.
if the U.S. had half the BACKBONE of israel, we would not have the mess we have now in iraq
and other places.
Don't you know they deserved to die!!! If you can't believe it just ask them...
Its not Jews that are enemies, its the Zionist and right wing politicians in Israel that have sold out their own people as well as their religion. And don't give me that BS about Israel being the only Democracy in the Mid-East, there are no democracies in the Mid-East, just asked the Palestinians. Fortunately, there are Jewish groups particularly in the US that know this and work toward reconciliation of all people. I don't agree with building a mosque two blocks from the bombed World Trade Centers, its offensive to me as an American, but at the same time our legal system is built on equality of all people and fairness. Would a synagogue, church, or temple be prohibited from building there? I think not.
I would love to know what Israeli ever did to you for you to talk like that??? You are one sick Person!!!
While it hurts a bit to consider the mosque so close to a now 'sacred' so-to-speak spot, we are in AMERICA, and that means we are obligated by our constitution to live along side and tolerate every culture and religion that chooses to live here. While it may be in bad taste, I would let them do it. Take the high road and ignore stupidity. The reason our country is in such a mess is because the media and the Internet reward stupid people and stupid attitudes. Live by the law and you will be a better person.
Sounds like all the Muslims live in the USA. While you were watching & pointing fingers at Israel the Muslims invaded & captured America without firing a shot. Like in Germany they will come in the middle of the night & take whole families, of course they will start with the Jews, so most won't care, but like with the Germans, the Jews won't be enough..
We have become a Nation of fat lazy finger pointers & we are about to be caught with our pants around our ankles.
Who am I, just an old person.
You are one sick Person!!! They should take only People like You... That way the World would have less Idiots!!!
I'm amazed at how many people think it's ok to build a Muslim Center near ground zero. Wow! I think we should boycott Zakaria for making such a move.
I think Zakaria is one of the best people on CNN if not the best. But it seems that CNN is forgetting it's supposed to report news, not make news. Leave "making" news to Fox and the other editorial organizations pretending to be news organizations.
A true American would never be in favor of a Terrorist Center at the spot they attacked us. It would be the same as putting a memorial to Hitler in Auschwitz. But I am sure you no-patriots out there would find a way to make it seem different but it is futile to distinguish the two with rational thought.
Terrorist Center, my foot. Come on, a person is not a terrorist simply because he/she is Muslim. A true American also knows the rights given to us by the Constitution and it allows for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law. You want to label the entire Muslim community based on the actions of a few, then fine, but I suggest you read up on your Constitutional law first.
If you are having difficulty resolving your confusion, then you probably missed something KEY along the way.
Could you do something about that? Please?
I spent 6 years in it already!!! It might help You if You joined!!!
Great Publicity Stunt!!!
@Larry Valecia, Calif.US Army Forever...
Would it help if you could join the Army? Why are you carpet-b/oming this place? The Army needs soldiers with discipline, which you have yet to show in the way you post at every little thing...
Perhaps a holocaust museum beside ground zero would be a more appropriate thing to build. Oh, and funded by the US tax payer of course.
It would be a better use to have all the different Churches and Temples to build there!!!