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Michael Bloomberg

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their parti

Michael Bloomberg

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The main issue overlooked in the argument is whether the government has the authority to stop people from constructing a religious building on their own land. This question focuses on the limits of government power in restricting private property rights for religious purposes.

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