# Ideas as wise as ground zero mosque **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 25, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349 "2010-08-25T00:58:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Keweenaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/21 "2010-08-25T14:11:48Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I suppose Columbine should get a teenager’s shooting gallery :rolleyes: How about a Cyber Gaming & Internet Cafe two blocks from the Columbine HS. ---
**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/22 "2010-08-25T14:14:32Z")
> [@Keweenaw](#): > > > [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > > > I suppose Columbine should get a teenager’s shooting gallery :rolleyes: > > How about a Cyber Gaming & Internet Cafe two blocks from the Columbine HS. I’m sorry to “explain the joke,” but you mean that in both cases it would be a misattributed cause to the tragedy, right? Video games didn’t cause Columbine any more than Islam caused 9/11? ---
**Author:** ![smee\_goan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@smee\_goan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smee_goan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/23 "2010-08-25T14:25:34Z")
BP Oil well at Ground Zero? ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/24 "2010-08-25T14:26:14Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Islam had nothing to do with 9/11. No? The ninteen men flying planes into buildingd in the name of Allah were Buddhists? If you’re saying that these guys were [del]hijacking[/del] using their religion for political purposes, or that they have nothing to do with most people’s interpretation of Islam, fine. But saying 9/11 had nothing to do with Islam is ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/25 "2010-08-25T14:31:06Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > How about public exhibition of intolerance and bigotry in a country whose ground-breaking constitution codifies precisely the opposite? Good one. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/26 "2010-08-25T14:41:40Z")
> [@ITR\_champion](#): > > Nobody has proposed that a mosque be erected at the site of Ground Zero. Actually, I thought that _would_ be a good idea. Build a mosque there instead of the “Freedom Tower”, along with a synagogue, Hindu temple, a Catholic church, an Anglican church, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/27 "2010-08-25T14:43:31Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > How about public exhibition of intolerance and bigotry in a country whose ground-breaking constitution codifies precisely the opposite? That’s not a bad idea but I think I like the Jerry Falwell Memorial Abortion Clinic or the Michael Jackson Home for Wayward Boys better. Why do I have the idea this thread is headed for a change of venue? ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/28 "2010-08-25T14:52:58Z")
How about a shrine to victims of religious intolerance across the street from Republican national headquarters? A learning center near Fox News? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/29 "2010-08-25T15:01:24Z")
It’s true that those responsible for the WTC attack have never claimed to be affiliated with Islam. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/30 "2010-08-25T15:11:47Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > How about public exhibition of intolerance and bigotry in a country whose ground-breaking constitution codifies precisely the opposite? There’s this [thing](http://www.answers.com/topic/black-comedy) that describes what we’re doing…and it has nothing to do with intolerance, or bigotry. It’s a part of the human condition. But all subtlety is lost on the internet, and if something CAN offend, it will surely find the person it DOES offend. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/31 "2010-08-25T15:13:14Z")
> [@Keweenaw](#): > > > [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > > > I suppose Columbine should get a teenager’s shooting gallery :rolleyes: > > How about a Cyber Gaming & Internet Cafe two blocks from the Columbine HS. Right next to the Army Surplus and Ammo CHEEP stores. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/32 "2010-08-25T15:24:38Z")
Indian Ocean waterpark with the world’s biggest tidal pool? A shooting gallery at JFK’s national library? A hot dog cart in front of John Wayne Bobbitt’s house? Last, and I’m not sure which side would be most offended: A suicide prevention center next to a graveyard ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/33 "2010-08-25T15:33:45Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > … > > A hot dog cart in front of John Wayne Bobbitt’s house? > > … Okay, that one got a lol. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/34 "2010-08-25T15:34:16Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Last, and I’m not sure which side would be most offended: A suicide prevention center next to a graveyard Locally we have an assisted senior living center located on Cemetery Lane. They keep a mailbox, unused, on Babcock Blvd but the entrance and building front are clearly Cemetery Lane. > [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > > [@Keweenaw](#): > > > > How about a Cyber Gaming & Internet Cafe two blocks from the Columbine HS. > > Right next to the Army Surplus and Ammo CHEEP stores. The schools ROTC program can meet at either one! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/35 "2010-08-25T15:49:32Z")
A Catholic seminary near an all-boys’ school. After all, if we’re going to blame all the members of a religion for the actions of a portion, then this would seem apt. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/36 "2010-08-25T15:54:44Z")
A memorial to the First Amendment at Republican National Committee headquarters? ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/37 "2010-08-25T15:57:17Z")
> [@FE3O4ENAIL](#): > > Step one: Take a horrific moment in history were many died at the hand of a deluded few. I choose the Middle East during the years 2001-2008, when the United States of America killed hundreds of thousands of people. > [@](#): > > Step two: Name something that could be erected at the site that should be acceptable, but strikes a nerve. I name a U.S. military base. Is this an acceptably fun contribution to the game? ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/38 "2010-08-25T15:57:41Z")
Holding the NRA convention in Denver 11 days after Columbine? Oh wait, [that already happened](http://www.thelandofthefree.net/historicdocs/charltonhestonnra1999.html). ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/39 "2010-08-25T16:44:58Z")
A Ryder truck rental location near the former Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-as-wise-as-ground-zero-mosque/551349/40 "2010-08-25T17:12:14Z")
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