Jay, The “Ground Zero Mosque” debate continues. I appeared on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” on Friday evening to discuss the issue with Walid Shoebat – a man who claims he’s a Muslim terrorist turned Christian. Because of Shoebat’s “previous experience” as a terrorist, he is often interviewed by news outlets as “someone uniquely…

Barry,   The fact is that a growing number of Americans – now 71% according to the latest CBS News poll – simply don’t believe the Ground Zero site is an appropriate site for the mosque.  I hope you’re not suggesting that nearly three-out-of-four Americans are intolerant because they don’t want a mosque built on…

Jay, You explained your legal argument (I still don’t believe it’s a winning one), but you fail to address the broader issue. That is, why can’t Americans be tolerant enough to respect the rights of all, whether they agree with them or not? So far, when it comes to the so-called “Mosque at Ground Zero,”…

Barry, No one is advocating that mosques should not be built in New York City.  There are many just as there are churches, synagogues and other places of worship. What we’re saying, on behalf of our client – a NYC firefighter and first responder who lost 100 friends in the 9-11 attacks – is that…

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