More mosque-y links

Would we let the Japanese build a shrine near Pearl Harbor? Yes, apparently, yes we would.

Hey, look, there are already mosques in the area!

Muslims pray at the Pentagon every day.

Here's the Daily Show's take on the whole thing

And here's an unrelated video of Tashima Crudup, who was not allowed to become a foster parent because, as a Muslim, she doesn't bring pork into her home. (Do you know, there are Muslim children in foster care too? It's GOOD for them to have a chance of being placed with somebody who practices their religion as well, and for that we need more Muslims to be foster parents.)

The ACLU has a slightly more serious take on the issue.

More links

A year after all the trees came down (more or less) in Central Park, people are now choosing to see it as an opportunity. You know, crisis, disaster, opportunity, that old line.

Now, here's an interesting one. An anti-gay-marriage group had a poll up on their webpage, so Daily Kos exhorted people to vote the other way... and then the group just altered the poll after the fact! LOL.

Reality TV finalist Francisco Patino steered developer to mosque site near Ground Zero

Obama doesn't regret his remarks regarding said "ground zero mosque". Listen, people. 9/11 was NOT THE HOLOCAUST. There are ways to say something was bad or terrible without immediately jumping up and going "OMG AUSCHWITZ HITLER GENOCIDE!" It's rude, it's disrespectful, and it's just plain stupid.

More bedbug infestations in NYC

The military is redesigning its camouflage

Preschoolers use statistics to understand others

Whew! All done :)