Bloomberg Weighs In On WTC Mosque Proposal
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg weighed in Monday on the debate over a proposal to build a mosque near the World Trade Center site.
Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio has called for an investigation into the funding source of the group that wants to turn the former Burlington Coat Factory on Park Place and Broadway into a mosque.
Bloomberg blasted Lazio’s comment by saying an investigation would be un-American.
"It's so out of character for what this nation stands for and the way we conduct ourselves. I've said that the government should never, never be in the business of telling people how they should pray or where they can pray," said the mayor.
Lazio said he is concerned that not enough is known about where the project's funds come from.