Ah, but Cerise, the opposition is suggesting they don't build it here like a two-year old suggests he wants the candy in the candy isle. To throw demeaning definitions of terminology at the issue is no different than saying I wouldn't want a church next to my home because they have graphic pictures depicting cruel punishment like stoning and crucifixion.
As much as I think Fred Phelps is a cocksucker, he has the right to be a bigoted ass. As much as I'd rather see his church bulldozed and replaced with a Walmart, he has a right to have his building stand there.
He just doesn't have a right to pursue and attack others using his spiritual views as justification for being above the law. That is the only place he steps over the line.
Same goes for this community center and alleged mosque. I may not necessarily agree with the religion, but to force them to pick somewhere else opens a huge precedent, one which will no doubt snowball and seriously challenge the final word of the constitution. Don't go there, its just too sticky to get Gov hands involved.
What's next, mandatory zoning of specific areas for the orthodox catholic church? I believe those crazy commies over in the USSR tried to get rid of that religion (along with everything else they didn't agree with) awhile back...