Pursuit of Design

We strengthen America in celebrating freedom of religion. Defending the Ground Zero Mosque defends freedom of religion for all.

"The presence of a mosque is only inappropriate near ground zero if we unfairly associate Muslim Americans with the atrocities of the foreign al-Qaida terrorists who attacked our nation.

Such an association is a profound error. Muslim Americans are our fellow citizens, not our enemies... Al-Qaida justifies its murder by painting America as a nation at war with Islam. Celebrating our freedom of religion and Muslim Americans' place in our communities is a blow to al-Qaida's ideology of hate and division. We strengthen America by distinguishing, clearly and unequivocally, between our al-Qaida enemy and our Muslim neighbors." - Senator Merkley