A "Real" Reason For Concern

Almost any Christianity-related post gets a "Stained Glass" fractal so it should be no surprise that something related to Islam should get an "Arabesque" fractal cookie.  I chose Arabesque 56 for this rant mainly because I don't think I've used this before.  ANYway--enjoy the post (unless you have other plans) and here's hoping I don't get in trouble with the Concerned American Citizens group.
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Recently a proposed Mosque in the lovely city of Temecula got my attention when a group calling itself Concerned American Citizens raised opposition to the building.  Why?  First, you go with the obvious (adding traffic to a residential area, parking problems, flooding) then then they add in concerns for "public safety"--whatever that may be.  I get that there just MIGHT be some validity to the claim (having attended a church in a residential area I get that neighbors might have some legitimate concerns about parking).  Still, where I start taking objection is the issue of public safety.
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What got me was a comment by one unidentified woman saying the Mosque's leadership "refused to disavow Hammas".  (The leadership of the Mosque says it's not ABOUT Hammas--it's about whether or not the city has a legal right to prevent construction.)  About all they could really bring to the table was that some Islamic Centers support "insurrection and jihad".  (Mind you--there's NO INDICATION that the Mosque in Temecula supported this other than the leadership being unwilling to engage in a political debate).  We know that Timothy McVeigh (who was responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing) was a Christian Fundamentalist: does that mean all Christian Churches should be restricted?  Obviously not: the same goes for Mosques or any other form of worship center--for ANY denomination!
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Here is the commentary from Concerned American Citizens on the Temecula issue. http://concernedamericancitizens.wordpress.com/
It's both interesting and frightening: check out the first reply.  (I love how things get bent and featured disproportionally.)  Here's their companion site that comments on the entire religion of Islam.  http://actforamerica.wordpress.com/ .  On one level--I completely get it but then I realize the guy is talking about a VERY extreme version of Islam.  We SHOULD be concerned about folks like this (and a foreign policy that encourage Islamic Extremists).  But we shouldn't be any more concerned about them than we should be about Christian Extremists.  American citizens--you DO have a right to be concerned!  Maybe you're just not concerned about the right things...
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Think about it.