What was that about "defiling sacred ground?" An indigenous take on the "Ground Zero Mosque" controversy…

Oh hell yes…powerful piece from Simon Moya-Smith at Indian Country Today about the "Ground Zero Mosque" controversy and the way in which Christians have never minded defiling indigenous sites of importance. Check it out. And I'll have an essay coming out tomorrow that touches on some of these same themes, but especially about New York…Here are the first few graphs, and then go read the full piece…

"So the controversy – for the moment – is over the mosque slated to be built near the site of...