The Cordoba House project, the Muslim community center that is set to be built in lower Manhattan a few blocks from the World Trade Center site, has inspired all sorts of opposition. But it’s not exactly a not-in-my-back-yard phenomenon. In fact, many of the politicians who have called for stopping the project, and who have spoken of the sacredness of the ground there, aren’t from anywhere even remotely nearby to begin with.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=122493