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To: tejek who wrote (580276)	8/10/2010 10:05:48 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574199

I don't think its any of your business .. Yeah, we both have an opinion, but its out of bounds for ME to have mine. A majority of New Yorkers are against the mosque. Do you know why he used the term, Cordoba Initiative? If not, you might want to find out the significance of Cordoba. I know the Cordoba Caliphate was a Muslim kingdom in formerly Christian Spain. As such it was a further advance of Islamic rule into countries that were Christian. So that name makes sense. Non-Muslims had to pay special taxes in order to be tolerated. The Cordoba Caliphate raided the Christian kingdoms remaining in northern Spain, looting them or forcing them to pay tribute to avoid looting. "State-sponsored raids into neighbouring Christian kingdoms were very lucrative throughout the history of the Caliphate. Through the early years, tribute payments were made to Córdoba to guarantee safety. ..... Taxes implemented on Jews and Christians living within the Caliphate were another source of income." From wikipedia

To: tejek who wrote (580276)	8/10/2010 11:04:37 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1574199

Majority of NY-ers oppose Ground Zero mosque: poll \| More Print 8:31 AM, August 5, 2010 ? By FREDRIC U. DICKER, STATE EDITOR ALBANY - New Yorkers overwhelmingly oppose the controversial Cordoba House mosque near Ground Zero by a massive 61-26 percent, a new poll out this morning found. The Siena College survey of 622 New York residents found strong opposition to the mosque in all parts of the state as city voters turned thumbs down, 56-33 percent against, suburban residents, 66-21 percent against, and upstaters, 64-21 percent in the negative. Opposition cut across party lines although Republicans were most opposed, by a whopping 81-11 percent. Democrats were against the project, 55-32 percent, as were independents, 54-31 percent. Mayor Bloomberg has been urging support for the project - which got the green light from the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday -- as a symbol of American religious tolerance and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic nominee for governor, has also backed construction. Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and current GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino strongly oppose the project. Meanwhile, the new poll found 52 percent of New Yorkers favor passing an Arizona-like anti-illegal immigration law in the state while 45 percent were opposed.