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“The Beast is Out of the Cage”

by Brandon Clarke "C ordoba House"..."Park51"..."Islamic community center"..."Ground Zero Mosque." However the property in lower Manhattan that has polarized America 's electorate is characterized, one thing appears certain: virtually everyone in the country has an opinion on the subject, and most polls suggest the majority is opposed to its construction. For the people forever linked to one another by the loss of their loved ones on September 11th, the notion of an Islamic cultural center - which hardly qualifies as a mosque by any traditional definition - being erected two blocks from where the Twin Towers stood - where their friends and family members were slain - profoundly impacts their emotions. Though lamentable, it'd be ill advised to pass judgment on those among them whose grief has bred immense distrust of those who practice the very faith the attacks were committed in the name of. Try to imagine walking a mile in their