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Beacool

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26. It's a question of faith.

Reply to Arugula Latte (Reply #24)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 01:55 PM

Mar 2014

It's personal and no one is forcing anyone else to believe in God. If those two pieces of steel brought comfort to first responders and workers who spent months clearing the debris, then that's good enough for me.

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beyond that cross at ground zero [View all] cheyanne Mar 2014 OP

I may be off base here, but handmade34 Mar 2014 #1

thank you for the correction. cheyanne Mar 2014 #14

, blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #2

I have to agree marions ghost Mar 2014 #3

You said it very well when you called it a missed opportunity. Bonobo Mar 2014 #4

Right, it's a very disingenous argument to say marions ghost Mar 2014 #10

I think there is already a bunch of other wreckage in the museum goldent Mar 2014 #6

Semantics marions ghost Mar 2014 #11

Isn't the vast majority of what is at the site... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #5

Do you need something that declares that it is specifically for Christians? LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #8

I certainly don't... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #9

Good question to ask the museum LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #12

A memorial for the dead is usually considered cheyanne Mar 2014 #16

There were over 90 nationalities represented, Lars39 Mar 2014 #7

Do we really agree with this? marions ghost Mar 2014 #13

Yes, it would have been best to not have a particular religious symbol at cheyanne Mar 2014 #17

I said I support the Atheist action on this marions ghost Mar 2014 #22

It should include all religious symbols, or none. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #15

No, that wasn't the reason. Beacool Mar 2014 #18

This is a profound photo marions ghost Mar 2014 #20

It'll be a shrine only to those who choose to pray to it. Beacool Mar 2014 #21

Sorry to disagree marions ghost Mar 2014 #23

Well, what can I say? Beacool Mar 2014 #25

yeah, to hell with jewish and islamic families of 9/11 victims unblock Mar 2014 #27

Oh please, the drama. Beacool Mar 2014 #29

It's a missed opportunity marions ghost Mar 2014 #28

Think what you want, but I don't see any problem with this artifact. Beacool Mar 2014 #30

I have no problem with it displayed as an historical artifact marions ghost Mar 2014 #31

"God Bless our Fallen Brothers" Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #24

It's a question of faith. Beacool Mar 2014 #26

Multiple wrongs don't make a right. Other religions are just as stupid as Christianity cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #19