Whatever happened to the liberal mantra "Separation of church and state?"
(Reuters) – The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy.
The Democratic comptroller's spokesman, Scott Sieber, said Liu supported the project. The center has sparked an intense debate over U.S. religious freedoms and the sanctity of the Trade Center site, where nearly 3,000 perished in the September 11, 2001 attack.
"If it turns out to be financially feasible and if they can demonstrate an ability to pay off the bonds and comply with the laws concerning tax-exempt financing, we'd certainly consider it," Sieber told Reuters. MORE
Now’s the time for a riot … and I mean from every state in the Union!! The insensitivity that this displays gauls me and adds insult to injury when there may be tax exemption! Obama go on back to the hole your crawled from!! You are not more American than I am Muslin, or German, etc. I did not vote for you … and you and your “political army” are proving why!!