In the wake of a surge of anti-Muslim hysteria, fueled by Republican politicians and radical fundamentalist Christian clergy, there will be readings from the Quran in a number of churches in Gainesville, Florida on September 12 as a response to the planned “Burn a Koran Day” on September 11 at another Gainesville church.

To be clear: We should never do something or not do something based solely on the degree of enthusiasm exhibited by the bin Ladenist conspiracy theorists. And those who object to Cordoba House based on are to be pitied and reasoned with in the spirit of comity and brotherhood, even if they won’t extend those sentiments to their fellow Americans.

Truly, it is a post-irony world for thee but not for me.

This is exactly right, and perfectly encapsulates what’s so sickly about our politics, and the Republican Party specifically.

If you want to know what’s really driving all of this KEEP MOSQUES OUT OF MANHATTAN!!1!!1! craziness from the right, here you go.

I keep seeing some variation of this comment over and over from right-wingers. But I can’t seem to find any answers to these questions.

This Ground Zero [sic] Mosque stuff is getting really ugly.

The ADL can’t make up its mind whether it’s the Anti-Defamation League or the Pro-Defamation League when it comes to the Not-Actually-Visible-From-Ground-Zero Community Center With A Mosque Inside.