discussed this a while back when there was going to be a quent built near auschwitz. though they had the right to do it, the pope said let's not do it. >> i am among those who are torn about this i think the imam is a well-respected man, the way that the state department supported him. he was well checked out before he was sent abroad to represent the united states. clearly they have the right to build a mosque and cultural center here. at the same time, the fact that two-thirds of new yorkers, people who live in the city, tell "the new york times" that they oppose it, people opposing it are not bigots. some are, but there are a lot of people who are offended. there ought to be some way to work this out. you can get a plus out of this. there are many universityies tht have interfaith religious centers where people pray in the same space but muslims, jews and christians all use those centers