Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Return to Active Blogging...the Mosque Controversy.

I am not formally opposed to the "ground zero" mosque in New York City.  As long as there are no zoning laws to prevent it, there is nothing that should be done to oppose it.  That does not mean, however, that this mosque should be built.  Just because I can jump into Bear Lake in January, does not mean that it is a good idea.

Let's say, for argument sake, that the LDS church decides to build a new temple just a few miles from the Mountain Meadows Massacre.  In fact, the temple is built in such a conspicuous place that everyone who visits the site of the massacre has to pass by it.  In addition to the construction of the temple, the first baptisms performed in the temple are proxy baptisms for those who died in the massacre.  Would that be a welcome gesture?  Of course, it would not.  Even if there are no laws against it.  It would be insensitive.

Even if it is insensitive, it should not be opposed.  But we should all understand why people are upset about it.  It would be a nice gentleman's gesture to not go forward with this construction.

Just as insensitive is the burning of the Koran as a protest.  It ranks right up there with the Pi## Christ.  Let's learn to leave what is sacred alone and find other ways to protest our frustrations.