Islamaphobia?

I am watching a television program depicting the events that happened on that tragic 9/11 day nine years ago, and I am angry. The program brings back vivid memories of planes crashing into the World Trade towers, people leaping to their death, followed by a plane crashing into the Pentagon, and then that last plane that went down into a Pennsylvania field thanks to the heroes on board. Had those patriotic Americans not brought that last plane down, what might the terrorists have crashed it into?

Nothing will ever change 9/11 and all the events that happened after that. And to many that day seems to be a distant memory. But as I reflect on that terrible period in our history, I am struck at how things have changed, and how "political correctness" seems to be destroying this country. The latest controversies over the mosque at ground zero and the "Quran burning" are classic examples of the hypocrisy of this country and especially of the Obama administration.

No one questions that both of these organizations have their "rights" under our constitution. The Muslims have the right to build a mosque and the so-called Christian pastor and his church have the right to burn the Quran if they wish (after all, people burn American flags all the time and liberals emphatically support their "constitutional right" to do so). But I believe building a mosque at the hallowed ground zero or burning the holy Quran in both cases are stupid and insensitive ideas.

But the liberal left including our President are in a quagmire. Obama supports the mosque but condemns the Quran burning. Yes, the Quran burning was a stupid idea, and under world-wide pressure that small church in Florida has decided against it. But building the mosque at ground zero knowing that more than 60% of Americans are against it is stupid also; and it is a slap in the face to all those families who lost loved ones on 9/11. But our President shows his true colors by supporting one and condemning the other.

We are accused of being "Islamaphobic" for being against this mosque. But as I watch the events of 9/11 again tonight and am reminded of that horrible day I have to wonder about Islam. During the past year we have had the Fort Hood killing of 14 Americans, we have had the Christmas bomber trying to blow up a plane full of Americans, we have had the Subway Bomber and the Times Square bomber planning to kill more innocent New Yorkers....and these were all Muslims planning to kill in the name of Allah. So are we "Islamaphobic"? How many terrorist attacks during recent history have been attempted by Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Shintos, or Atheists?