“Calling this a mosque is like calling a casino in Las Vegas a cathedral because it has a wedding chapel.” – A Balloon Juice commenter.
Mark of New Jersey
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You know, I’m a bit out of the blogospheric loop, but I really hadn’t heard of Balloon Juice before E.D. went there and I’m finding it pretty amusing overall.
This comment also reminds me of a photo I took last week in West Edmonton Mall “The world’s largest mall” (if you don’t count any in Asia), of a inter-mall chapel called “Marketplace Chapel”. The t in Marketplace was a cross, of course. It just seemed so perfect somehow.Report
@Rufus, watching John Cole lose his mind with the Republican Party during the Terri Schiavo affair was one of the blogosphere’s more amazing dramas.Report
@Aaron, I wish there was some sort of soap opera where they would act out blogospheric dramas- it would make my life a lot easier.Report
I am more than happy to continue referring to it as a mosque, because even if it were nothing more than a mosque, I would defend the religious freedom and the property rights of the people involved.Report