Islamic group says 9/11 monument is OFFENSIVE to Muslims, demands phrase be removed!

A small town in upstate New York is being targeted by Muslims because of a simple monument that honors those killed at 9/11. They say the phrase “Islamic terrorists” needs to be scrubbed from the monument or risk hatred against Muslims.

From Heat Street:

A Muslim activist group in New York state is asking that the words “Islamic terrorists” be scrubbed from a 9-11 memorial because it fears the language is inflammatory and may lead to anti-Muslim violence.

The group, the Islamic Organization of Southern Tier, tells KTRK-TV that the monument in Owego, NY unfairly paints all Muslims with the same brush. It would prefer that the word “Islamic” be scrubbed and replaced with just “terrorists” or even “Al Qaeda terrorists.”

But town officials are pushing back. Owego town supervisor Donald Castellucci says the monument is accurate as-is and will not be altered.

“I don’t live in a politically-correct world,” Castellucci says. “I live in a historical fact world and terrorism — whether it’s American homegrown, Christianity, Islamic — you call it what it is.”

I really think they do a disservice to themselves – they look way more unreasonable when they push for this kind of white-washing of history.

Here’s a short video about the monument:

It’s set to be dedicated this September 11th, and given what supervisor Castellucci says, it doesn’t look like they’re going to bow down to the Muslim group.