The Ground Zero Church\/Mosque controversy has not been at the center of my attention.\u00a0 Shame on me maybe but there you go.<\/p>\n

Let the mosque be built where ever the Muslim community can purchase land; it is their right under the Constitution. It is also the right of those who disagree to move first and buy up the desired land or to outbid the Muslims who wish to build a mosque.<\/p>\n

But ya know, I’m tired of all the whiny, hand-wringing, Orthodox — do something I say<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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St. Nicholas Church<\/p><\/div>Let the mosque and let us, all the Orthodox Christian jurisdictions in America, re-build St Nicholas not in its former spot but across the street from the main entrance to the new mosque.\u00a0 And let us have services in St Nicholas\u2013Vespers, Matins and the Divine Liturgy\u2013everyday.\u00a0Let St Nicholas become the \u201cmother parish\u201d of the American Orthodox Church with all the various jurisdiction committing themselves to making sure the church is always open and that in addition to the services it is staffed with men and women knowledgeable about Islam.<\/p>\n
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And let these men and women have a charge from ALL the bishops to evangelize the Muslims at this new mosque.<\/p>\n
Just one priest\u2019s idea but what do I know.<\/p>\n
In Christ,<\/p>\n
+Fr Gregory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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