another building at Ground Zero

By ( articles ) | Aug 16, 2010

All the public attention is directed toward the proposed mosque. Meanwhile the Greek Orthodox parish of St. Nicholas, destroyed by the bombing on 9/11, is still plodding through the process of obtaining legal permission to rebuild the church that was once on the site. Nine years later, the City of New York-- which is so deeply committed to religious freedom as applied to Muslims-- hasn't managed to cough up a building permit for the Orthodox community. 

 

 [H/t Potluckbloggers]