The ADL & Mosques near Ground Zero (posted by DT)

I have to second what Peter Beinert says here http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-02/the-anti-defamation-leagues-ground-zero-mosque-hypocrisy/full/ about the controversy over the Muslim organization looking to build a mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center site. Today the mosque plans cleared a hurdle when the New York Landmarks Commission refused to designate the building a landmark http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gieR_gNwrCUCH2jR03xjTCoEp4qgD9HC9S7G0

Now I would expect Sarah Pailin, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and the neandrathal Right to blow their stacks with outrage over the placement of the mosque, and sure enough they have. But this week I find it shocking that the Anti-Defamation League has lent its considerable weight to the cause of religious bigotry. The ADL is a Jewish organization, but it has always fought for religious freedom and racial equality for all throughout its history. Joining forces with bigots is a true shande, and a sick perversion of its mission.

As usual, Jon Stewart hits the absurdity of this issue perfectly http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-7-2010/wish-you-weren-t-here