Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Muslims Pray Daily At The Pentagon's 9/11 Crash Site

Pentagon Chapel

Muslim Prayers Welcome At Pentagon Chapel -- CNN

Less than 100 feet from where a hijacked airplane slammed into the Pentagon, Muslim military personnel bring prayer rugs on weekday afternoons for group worship.

On Fridays, a local imam conducts a service in the Pentagon Memorial Chapel built after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks by al Qaeda that killed 184 people at the U.S. military headquarters.

The chapel, with stained-glass windows, burgundy carpeting and a wooden alter, provides a place of prayer and religious observation for anyone regardless of faith or culture.

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Update #1:
Muslims Worship Near Pentagon Attack Site -- FOX News
Update #2: Muslims pray daily at Pentagon's 9/11 crash site -- AP

My Comment: The Pentagon Memorial Chapel is private, discrete, and invites everyone to worship. The proposed mosque for New York City is for Muslims only, operated by individuals who support Hamas. If the proposed mosque for New York City will run by the same rules as the Pentagons .... I am all for it .... but everyone knows that it will not.

Update: Ground Zero imam's Mideast tour bill: $16,000 for US taxpayer -- The Telegraph

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