CNN Unwelcome: Muslims Next Door Soledad O'Brien

It was very interesting to watch and very shocking to see the ignorance of some people. I am not representing anyone and I do not have hate for anyone... I am Lebanese Maronite who follow the Vatican as the head of the church. I have friends from all over the world and from all different religion... This is just my point of view and comments on the report. Very nice introduction about how the citizens of Murfreesboro Tennessee are very welcoming very lovable and it is the people who are saying that are the same ones who are making a big issue over building the Islamic center. At the beginning these people are arguing and refusing without even know what is the site gonna be for. It is a big site however a small part is gonna be a mosque the rest are a school a soccer field a pool.... doesn't that exist in every community center regardless of the religion or who is running the center.... 1:30 The Muslim girl herself said " no matter what religion what race you are the people are so welcoming". So basically people had no issues they lived the American life normally until the new mosque plans came up. Did the people who are opposing even ask any questions before they start their rejection? we will get to that part later. 1: 43 104000 citizens more then 140 church and 1 mosque for over 200 Muslim family. The numbers says it all. 2:32 Kevin fisher a correction officer... This is a religious man... He said 2:56 " outraged, shoved down our throat know nothing about it." Since when the united states officials give a permit to a construction site that need the whole town approval? 3:18 The public hearing... few residence complain about the lack of hearing about the mosque plans. This is a very small town comparing to others. I do not think that there is lack of hearing. The lack that exist is the knowledge about the Islamic religion. One educated person (how educated is he to have no Knowledge) said OMG Islamic center terrorist and all the town followed him without any questioning. 3:32 This woman saying " everybody knows who is trying to kill us... it is like we can't say it"... This is a shocking statement if everybody knows who is trying to kill us why don't everybody kill them then? BECAUSE YOU ARE IGNORANT AND YOU JUST FOLLOW WHAT YOU HEAR... How you can't say it when you are on international TV in a court room saying it???? if she knows who is trying to kill us, I would like her to be prosecuted for holding important information about our National security and safety.... 3:41 this lady says " our country was founded threw the founding fathers threw the TRUE GOD AND JESUS CHRIST" followed by a gentleman "am sorry they seem to be against everything I believe in so I don't want them necessarily in my neighborhood..." To the lady if you know you country's history you know it was founded on 120 Million dead native American... Look at the dollar bills it says "IN GOD WE TRUST" "what happened to one nation under God" and what do you mean by TRUE GOD ? You think Muslims and Jews and Christians each have a different God? here is some enlightening on your knowledge we all pray FOR THE SAME GOD IN DIFFERENT WAYS. For the gentleman this is USA where you are free to believe in what ever you want. No one have the right to question my believes. Do you own the town to decide who you want or you don't want in your neighborhood? I know everyone wants to have a good nice neighborhood but you can not choose who your neighbors are..... FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND BELIEVES.... 3:20 we are discussing USA matter why many people are holding the Israeli flag while protesting? This is USA not Jerusalem..... I think they are trying to create a conflict between Muslims and Jews over here... WE ALL CAME TO USA TO BECOME NEIGHBORS AND TO ESCAPE ALL THE BULLSHIT AND WARS IN MIDDLE EAST... we came here to not be judged based on our religions, but to establish good relationship and chase the American dream. We did not see any flags besides the American flag when the supporters marched. 4:50 Sally and Howard wall (Sally have more then one appearance in the report I will just mention her now.) Sally said she traveled a lot she have Muslims friends. She have fears and questions. Instead of putting her efforts in getting answers for her questions, she help fund the law suit against the mosque.Get answer save your money... That money could help a lot of people who are in need these hard times.... Mr. Howard seems more diplomatic he posed his questions" why not to build a smaller mosque?" " 200 families how they gonna pay for it?" "when we expended our church we are still paying for it" He is right in posing these questions.But why he is asking the reporter not the management of the mosque? 5:51 Ronald Todd he sold the land and now he is saying " his grand parents are turning over in their grave because the land is used to build a mosque" This guy is like the Palastians who sold their lands for Israeli and now they want them back. Why did you sell in the first place? Your grand parents are blessed because they gonna have people praying over them at least 5 times a day???? where is the harm??? Like everyone before him and after him in this report kept saying they pray for a different GOD..... 6:20 LLauren Zelneck who ran for congress... It is not Christians it is not Jews who are building? isn't that racist? that's all I have to say for a suposebly educated person to be able to run for congress... Is this the congress we want built on people who are being racist??? 6:43 pet Robertson "Strange place for a huge mosque.... bringing in 1000's of Muslims to take over the city council he will not be surprised" this is a very good point of view... Again am not accusing the Muslims who live there of being terrorists, we all know there is sleeping cells everywhere we all know the danger and the threat that many Extremist have for USA.... 7:00 a member of the mosque put a picture for hammas leader he was banned for 2 months from the mosque.... That is not enough that person should be reported and monitored by the authorities... 7:34 people marching and supporting the mosque... Those people are mixed those people are showing that YES WE CAN ALL LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE.... The young girl said they are supporting the first commandments to worship the way they like...Now that's democracy and freedom of speech and believes. 8:05 a gentleman is yelling " I don't say to hate them, I say we don't need them here" I don't get it. Who put you in charge sir of who we are supposed to have or not have in USA. 8:35 assuming this man is a war hero who been there fighting...where there? who was he fighting? Isn't he raised in that people loving town? doesn't he know the loving and welcoming morals he was raised on that we mentioned in the beginning? Very shocking all the signs in the report " is America for sale?" 8:51 "TO EMBRACE ISLAM IS TO EMBRACE TERRORISM" who said the Islamic religion is based on killing and terrorising others? 9:00 this guy " this is training center..." what the hell training center for what? all what it have is a soccer field, a school, a tennis court and a swimming pool and mosque to pray.... 9:10 Salah Spenati "to label all Muslims and the Muslims community in Murfreesboro to the terrorist is nonsense" " one of the most beautiful city in USA people over here are extremely hospitable." How this lovely town turned upside down after he lived and felt welcomed there for over 20 years??? Salah said that he understand the fear that people have for their country... His family said they always felt welcomed and a part of the own community even after 9/11 people approached them and told them to not be scared and to not worry because they will not treat them always the same and people have not changed.... That was very kind and nice and no words can explain the beauty and the good feelings of those moments where you think you will be hated and bullied for something you have nothing to do with this warm and welcoming and understanding to the situation shows the beauty, the respect and the manners that Murfreesboro citizens have. 10:35 Since 1980 and the mosque they had to pray and worship THE SAME GOD that we all pray for was a small one bedroom apartment... If you watch that part you will see people are on side walks and in the parking lot trying to pray and participating in worshiping GOD... Is this fair/? there is 140 churches is it so much to ask for a bigger mosque to warship GOD? 11:23 The Imam answered the question Mr. Howard wall about where the money is coming from and it shows the plans for the mosque ... Look at the plans it is not a 53000 squares mosque... It is a more like a community center.... 13:13 The "not welcome" on the site sign... Is this freedom of speech? is this democracy to go destroy others properties? what would they do if someone went and wrote on a church you are not welcome? I am not blaming anyone and I pray that this incident is just one person's job not more... If this is an organized crime behind it, this incident will open doors that we do not need to be opened... 14:30 Imam Oussama can not answer the fear of Muslims and there questions about why? and who? 15:30 The imam's wife explain how she converted to Islams shortly after 9/11... She did what all others should do ( am not saying convert to Islam) She picked up a book and then another and then another till she understood the religion, she likes it she believed in it that's why she convert. She was brave to come forward and says she is born and raised as an American all her life... 16:30 the constructions started by leveling the land... The imam was very smart when he was asked why not to make a celebration... he said he do not want to aggravate the people's feelings... I am sure he meant the people who are opposing them. That shows the respect, the care and the efforts to be accepted by others. All the rest is just point of views for kevin fisher and what he is worried about... water , traffic .... The reporter asked him " how much of it you don't want a mosque" he totally answered out of subject " he said they have the right to worship how they see fit" excuse me sir but are you fighting yourself? one minute you don't want the mosque and you lead protesters and march in the streets and one minute they can worship how they fit?... I am sorry but this guy have some unanswered questions " will burying bodies without a casquettes affect the water and the soil?" the lamest excuse " traffic on the back roads" well come check out the traffic we have everyday on 6 lanes HWY that is jammed just because people trying to get to work... 18:22 the disturbing voice mails that I will not comment at just because they are on the most lower pathetic scale of manners and morals that prevent me from going down to that low self respect and hate based level. 19:20 A call from the police in a late night in August informing that the equipment are damaged by a fire...It breaks my heart to see hard working American citizen who love this country and will defend it to the last drop of blood to be standing and crying because of the way that they are treated and the damages they received.... If that fire in the constructions equipements is not a terrorism act I don't know what is a terorrism act anymore. 22:30 Officials offered 20000$ reward for anyone who will lead to arrest the one or ones who set the fire... That is a very nice move and very strong...In order to keep order and not apply the jungle law....20000$ is a big reward ... that shows the support and the protection of authorities for this Muslim community. 23:00 Sally wall:" It didn't make sense to me""honestly i think it is fake." .... what kind of a human being would damage his own property and cause a delay in constructions just to accuse you and your group of it? why would the muslims do that? for what reason? what good they will get? You don't know the morals the manners the respect the not hurting anybody specialy when a holy site is being built.... I respect your opinion but it doesn't make sense when you say oh they are trying to get people on their side. There is a lot of people on their side most likely the majority is on their side... are you saying the majority is wrong? or the court that you funded the law suit that lost against the mosque is wrong? 24:40 Lama said clearly she is not any different from any kid in the town except she was born patriotic American Muslim and 9/11 her religion was hijacked by extremest" I thought that was a good speech to represent herself. However mr Fisher had a very shocking response " I can not listen any more this is garbage" Really are you kidding me.... if this is garbage and you do not respect others opinion and speeches why should anyone listen to you ? where is the freedom of speech and the respect of the freedom of speech that you and your group chant?..... In the beginning of the report I had respect for this man because he had unanswered questions and fear for his way of living which is totally understandable ... now he doesn't want his questions answered and he say it is garbage.... so basically sir you are nothing more then a closed minded ignorant person who follow and do whatever he is told whether is right or wrong. ( I am not judging him am just giving my opinion.) 25:22 Mrs Zelnec ( the lady that run for congress) facing Ms. LAMA in front of cameras... Please watch this part it shows how disrespectful and racist Mrs. zelnec is. What kind of politics this woman run? she did not answer LAMA she felt trapped and she start being so arrogant about her interview and how the reporters should interview LAMA, and what does mrs Zelnec mean by saying she think LAMA is very important and she should finish the interview ? Lama is born and raised in Murfreesboro wich make her a member of that community and she is important as anyone including yourself Mrs Zelnec ( FREEDOM OF SPEECH)... what kind of a candidate is that? you can not answer and say the truth in front of millions watching you... I am sorry MRS Zelnec with all do respect there is no shariia law that run in this country...(I will continue this at the end). The last part of report is about the law suit that Mr. Fisher and 3 other members filled to block immediatly the constructions. so he says this lawsuit is to investigate this group and see were they stand...However I didn't see any part in the law suit that asked these questions... what is that called? In my opinion " FALSE ADVERTISEMENT" hehehehe.... 27:15 Joe Brandon The opposition lawyer quickly turned the argument to the facility is not a religious center based on the Islam is not a religion...Excuse me there is over 200 countries in the world that says and agrees and doesn't doubt that Islam is a religion...Now again I respect your opinion but I suggest you do more researches on Islam.... All the witnesses in this trial were people who do not know a lot and details about the Islamic religion. Mr. Brandon questions does not make any sense specially when he asked about blowing yourself up and getting 71 virgins for it... the most thing that triggered me is when asked " is Allah and God are the same?" First of all sir you are an educated lawyer it is so lame from your side to asked this kind of questions, where did you get your education from? how do you go to court and make a fool of yourself on national Tv by asking stupid uneducated backwards questions.... 29:40 they show and compare issues from Europe how they banned the veil in France... and how 2 mosques are burned ..... Sad stories. All what I seen in this report is a party who wants to build a community center and party that oppose. The sad part is these 2 parties are fighting without any diplomatic civilised solutions. The people who are against the Islamic center Have questions and fear and alot of them have no idea about the true Islam... The fear and the questions they have can not be ignored. We all know that we live in times where religion is a cover for terrorist organizations and we have all the right to question every single detail. On the other hand I know what people think and believe based on what they see on TV. You never see a good uplifting report about Islam on TV. What do you expect from American people who never been outside USA who never been mixed in a different culture to understand what is Islam and all what they see on Tv is terrorist killing American soldiers and people bombing themselves and men stoning women to death, people loosing their parts of their body because they shoplift.Those things that we see on Tv are not everything why there is not even one report about the good side of Islams and the good Islams that are trying to be free from the extremest regimes. Did you ever stop and asked why Muslims and Christians flee their countries to come to USA? Because of freedom of speech because of freedom of believes because we can practice freedom without loosing any part of our bodies. In that report people kept repeating the same story " shariia law" ... This shariaa law can not be applied in USA if a man beat his wife and she call cops wouldn't he be arrested? isn't there Americans none Muslims who beats there wives? Since when USA make laws or approve of laws based on religions? Why keep comparing Muslims who are born and raised as American citezens who proudly love this country to Extremest in Afghanistan and Iran and Iraq??? Again those people escaped the extremest regime to be in a none extremist where everybody is treated the same. We can not judge a book by it is cover as we can not throw away a bucket of grapes because it had few bad pieces in it... My point is I do know for a fact that the terror danger is always there, sleeping cells do exist however we can not compare or put everyone in same box for a simple fact look at your hand and tell me if all your fingers look or act the same.... Terorism is not just people straping themselves with explosive and killing others , it is not only the people who do side roads bombs... Terrorism is the act of hurting and damaging others and their propreties. It is not okay to take a vers from the any of the 3 holly books and translated the way you want simple exemple the vers the sheikh said to Leonardo decaprio in the movie body of lies " don't think who died in God's name are dead" he was justifying the murder of innocent people... That is twisted that vers simply mean if you are prosecuted and died because you belive in God you will have a place in havean...God did not say kill innocent people in my name and don't worry because they will have a place in haven.... that makes no sense if there is a bad person who happened to die in the explosion or whatever does that mean they forgiven for their sins? The extremist took small versus from the holly book and twisted it to justify and brain wash poor uneducated people. This happens in every religion there is always someone who explain things the way they like and there you go, you have followers based on a twisted theries that does not make sense to us but it make sense to uneducated person. These 2 parties fighting without sitting together and discussing the issue. The 2 parties are wrong. I suggest to bring down everyone and do an educational session about the good of this islamic center that contains nothing more then a pool, a soccer field and a school.... I don't see any training facilties for extremest.... The center can be monitored by authorites for all activites and programs they have wich will bring peace to the people who have fear, a complete background check of all members should be acceptable do not forget we are still in danger of sleeping cells who try to invade the good people and the good community. Please sit down all together and discuss concerns without being hateful and ignorant ( please reseach for information in books and online Google it is so simple) Do not say muslims pray for a different God and bring in shariia law issues because in USA everyone is under the same law) ... diplomacy and discussing matters without accusation and ignorance is the key to any modern sociaty... We are all ONE NATION UNDER GOD. PS: I tried a lot to fix the format but when I click publish is get all mixed together I have no idea why... Thanks for reading Marcel