Pro-Park51 rally

This is a bright spot in the dark morass of anti-Islam bigotry. Some supporters of freedom of religion surface in the Big Apple.

(New York, NY) -- A newly formed group that includes a number of family members of 9-11 victims is rallying today in support of the building of a mosque near Ground Zero.

The 9-11 families group "September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows" is teaming up with at least 40 religious and civic organizations to form a coalition called "New York Neighbors For American Values." The coalition is expected to hold an afternoon rally at the municipal building in Manhattan.

I hope they get a huge turnout.

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