A New York City construction worker who witnessed the 9/11 terrorist attacks finds it reprehensible that the developers of the proposed Islamic mega-mosque at the Ground Zero site have obtained a grant to build their “victory mosque.”
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation recently authorized the developers of what is now being called the “Park51” project a grant of almost $6 million for “cultural and community enhancements.” That money comes from the Community and Cultural Enhancement Program, which was set up to fund rebuilding the area surrounding the 9/11 attacks.
Andy Sullivan is a lifelong New York City construction worker and founder of the 911 Hard Hat Pledge, which is working to prevent the mosque’s construction at the proposed location. He questions how a mosque project is eligible for federal funding.
“According to the IRS, they are a religious 501c3 charity, meaning they cannot have access to federal monies,” Sullivan points out. “No religious institution has the right to have access to federal monies.”
He is also critical of Mayor Bloomberg’s assistance to the developers.
“We have our own mayor using his commissioners, helping [developers] form the proper language when they submit all their applications,” the 911 Hard Had Pledge founder laments. “So he is coaching them and working hand-in-glove, helping them along the way to get approved for these.”
Sullivan decides that Bloomberg is more concerned with pleasing the powerful Islamic lobby groups than he is with listening to the voices of the majority of New Yorkers, who do not want the mosque to be built.
(Source: OneNewsNow)