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The so-called ground zero mosque recently applied for a $5 million federal grant from a fund designed to rebuild lower Manhattan after 9/11, reports The Daily Beasts John Avlon.
Park51s developers clearly have a legal right to apply for the grant. A list of Frequently Asked Questions that accompanied the application specifically states that religious organizations can make funding requests for capital projects as long as the request is for a facility or portion of a facility that is dedicated to non-religious activities or uses. According to an individual familiar with the Park51 application, it requests funds to cover a number of cultural, educational and community development aspects of the proposed 13-story buildingbut the prayer room is excluded from the grant application.
But the question on whether they could have is trumped by the question of whether they should have.
Ground Zero Mosque Applied For Federal 9/11 Grant, Reports John Avlon - The Daily Beast
This is from the Daily Beast. Nuff said?