Empire State Building's Follies

As the Empire State Building's owners tried to win public support to deny another developer's right to build a new skyscraper nearby, they are losing the PR battle over a Saint. In what could have been a huge and timely win for the owners of the Empire State Building: the lighting of the building for the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Nobel Peace prize winning Mother Teresa, their denial has a city of Catholics and others angry. This evening, the Catholic League will protest the decision in the streets, as they celebrate her birthday. Certainly the owners have the right to deny the honor because of their policy "not to honor religious figures", but should they? The irony is that as they exercise their "right" to deny lighting up the building, they are trying to stop another's "right" to build a neighbor skyscraper. Kudos to NYC's council for allowing the new construction and to the Catholic League for honoring Mother Teresa.