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Obama's mosque comments fuel controversy

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Obama's mosque comments fuel controversy

US President Barack Obama, 17 Aug 2010
President Obama is crisscrossing the nation, speaking about the economy, campaigning for Democrats ahead of November's congressional elections. Political experts say he needs the diversion to steer public attention away from his recent comments.

What Obama said

On Friday, the President spoke about the proposal to build a mosque two blocks from the site of the September 11 terror attacks.

"Muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country," President Obama said. "And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan."

And, that set off a political firestorm.

A CNN poll finds that nearly 70 percent of Americans oppose the mosque, even though the project was approved by New York City authorities.

Criticism

Republicans have criticized President Obama as disconnected from Americans.

And the Senate's top Democrat Harry Reid, in a close campaign for re-election, spoke out against it.

"It's very obvious that the mosque should be built someplace else," Reid said.

At the heart of the matter is the first amendment to the US constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion. But Americans have become sensitive when that issue intersects with the tragedy of September 11.

Analysis

John Farina wrote a book of spiritual reflections a month after the bombings. He says the President's intent on Friday was to highlight religious freedom.

"We really believe in our ideals, even when they are inconvenient. and who could object to that? That's a wonderful message. That's not the way, at least, Americans are going to hear it," Farina said.

On Tuesday, a group of interfaith leaders spoke out about the controversy.

"Religious freedom exists in part to protect the rights of the minority from the whim of the majority," noted Arielle Gingold, reading a pre-released statement on behalf of Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, President of the Interfaith Alliance. "In fact it would not be a stretch of the imagination to say that if the founding fathers have relied on polling data, the first amendment might not exist at all."

Steven Taylor teaches government at American University in Washington DC, he predicts that President Obama's comments will be used against Democrats in campaign commercials.

"A good segment of the public doesn't make the distinction between moderate Islam/ al-Qaida, or those who don't belong to al-Qaida," noted Taylor. "They don't look at it that way. All they see is that Muslims bombed the world trade center. Muslims killed 3,000 people and the president is supporting the rights of these Muslims to do that."

Taylor says Mr. Obama might have been reaching for a better relationship with Muslims in other countries. But, it might come at the expense of Americans who would vote for him.

crisscross: move or travel around (a place) by going back and forth repeatedly(往復(fù)穿行)

interfaith: between or connected with people of different religions 不同宗教信仰者(間)的;不同宗教團(tuán)體(間)的

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(來源:VOA 編輯:陳丹妮)

 
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