# Why are the media ignoring the protest against the ground zero mosque?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-media-ignoring-the-protest-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/542367>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 8, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-media-ignoring-the-protest-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/542367 "2010-06-08T00:48:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-media-ignoring-the-protest-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/542367/301 "2010-06-13T19:27:06Z")

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> [@Monty](#):
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> Ah, I see that some posters here are all for freedom of religion as long as that religion is not Islam. How refreshing. :rolleyes:
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> Wait a moment, aren’t the so-called militia movements predominantly Christian? I guess that means it’s very wrong to have a Christian church built practically next door to the White House!

A more appropriate analogy would be the reaction to having a Christian church built down the street from the site of the Oklahoma City bombing.

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**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-media-ignoring-the-protest-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/542367/302 "2010-06-13T20:10:38Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> A more appropriate analogy would be the reaction to having a Christian church built down the street from the site of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Good call!

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-media-ignoring-the-protest-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/542367/303 "2010-06-13T21:05:13Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> A more appropriate analogy would be the reaction to having a Christian church built down the street from the site of the Oklahoma City bombing.

[Oh dear](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=church%20loc:%20200%20Northwest%205th%20Street,%20Oklahoma%20City,%20OK%2073120%20(Social%20Security%20Administration)&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl).

The green arrow is the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

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