US | Ground Zero mosque 76% of Americans A-OK With Mosques in Their Own Town But most aren't budging on Park51 By Kate Seamons Posted Aug 27, 2010 7:30 AM CDT Copied Julia Lundy holds a sign near some chalk graffiti in front of the site of a proposed mosque near ground zero in New York, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Maybe we aren't a country of Muslim haters after all: A new poll shows that Americans are actually pretty OK with the idea of mosques being built in their hometowns. Some 76% said they would support Muslims building such a center in their own community, so long as it followed the rules and regulations that all religious groups must adhere to, reports Politics Daily. But most aren't budging on the Ground Zero issue: Only 31% favor Park51's construction, perhaps in part because 56% believe the World Trade Center site is "sacred ground." Click here for more. Read These Next North Carolina shooting suspect once walked the red carpet. The gunman who killed 4 at a Michigan church was an ex-marine. 'We heard a big bang,' says churchgoer in Michigan Skydivers leap from plane 2 minutes before fatal crash. Report an error