nytimes.com— A concert of Broadway show tunes sung by a diverse cast brings to mind reasons why it is O.K. to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site.
Aug 4, 2010View in Crawl 4
Strange, I though 9/11 might have come from the freedom fighters recruited and trained as fervent religious fundamentalist to draw the Soviets into its Vietnam in Aghanistan.... a hornets nest stirred up and supplied with stingers once the Soviets took the bait and once it was over we ran like hell having promised everything to everyone and somehow some of them followed us home with a tiny bit of sting remaining...
From piece: Countries that choke themselves off from exposure to different cultures, faiths and ideas will never invent the next Google or a cancer cure, let alone export a musical or body of literature that would bring enjoyment to children everywhere.
When we tell the world, “Yes, we are a country that will even tolerate a mosque near the site of 9/11,” we send such a powerful message of inclusion and openness. It is shocking to other nations. But you never know who out there is hearing that message and saying: “What a remarkable country! I want to live in that melting pot, even if I have to build a boat from milk cartons to get there.”
shyloveAug 4, 2010
Strange, I though 9/11 might have come from the freedom fighters recruited and trained as fervent religious fundamentalist to draw the Soviets into its Vietnam in Aghanistan.... a hornets nest stirred up and supplied with stingers once the Soviets took the bait and once it was over we ran like hell having promised everything to everyone and somehow some of them followed us home with a tiny bit of sting remaining...
ejpusaAug 5, 2010
From piece: Countries that choke themselves off from exposure to different cultures, faiths and ideas will never invent the next Google or a cancer cure, let alone export a musical or body of literature that would bring enjoyment to children everywhere.
When we tell the world, “Yes, we are a country that will even tolerate a mosque near the site of 9/11,” we send such a powerful message of inclusion and openness. It is shocking to other nations. But you never know who out there is hearing that message and saying: “What a remarkable country! I want to live in that melting pot, even if I have to build a boat from milk cartons to get there.”