Loughlin Opposes Mosque at Ground Zero
Monday, August 16, 2010
Republican Congressional candidate John Loughlin yesterday came out in opposition to the construction of a mosque at Ground Zero.
“I disagree with President Obama’s support of the construction of a mosque at the site where thousands of Americans were killed by radical Islamic jihadists,” said Loughlin, who is running for the First District Congressional seat.
Loughlin said he opposed the construction out of deference to the families of those who lost their lives on September 11. He also warned that building the mosque could give Muslim extremists more fodder for anti-American propaganda.
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