Mosque's request splits Michigan city

Washington Times ^ | 4/20/04 | AP

[kattracks]

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP)

[MEG33]

Muslims have been treated very well in America,considering their brothers attacked us,hate us,preach hatred.

It might be wise for them to keep a low profile and not remind everyone with their annoying calls to prayer just what religion hates infidels.

[wingster]

Oh good night! Are we headed for a civil war of some sort, or what now!

[MEG33]

No,they'll get their call to prayer,and people will seethe.

[wingster]

See, ya give these people an inch and they want a mile! It's gonna be really interesting when they become a larger share of the voting base. Muslims have absolutely no qualms about mixing government and religion! I see bad things down the road.

Once again, Islam is fully incompatible with any form of civilized westernized society!

[Mike Darancette]

... would permit mosques to issue the traditional Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers.

And this while Christian Churches across the country are being enjoined against playing hymns on their bells. Where is the ACLU on this.

If I hear that caterwauling in my town five times a day I will personally file for injunctive relief in Federal court.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

In the age of the alarm clock and the wrist watch calls to prayer are obsolete.
These people need to join the Twenty first century!

[wingster]

Meanwhile, some christian putting a nativity scene in his front yard will get shot and beheaded one of these days!

[WSGilcrest]

5 times a day? you'd think they'd remember when to pray.

[NYer]

  "We are not inviting" non-Muslims, he said. "We are calling our Muslim people, reminding them they are obligated to come to pray."

This is the 21st century. People wear watches. Muslims know when they are supposed to pray - and have done so for centuries, without the assistance of loudspeakers.

The purpose here is clearly intended to offend non-Muslims. It is one more reminder that they are gradually infiltrating our society. Today the loudspeaker; tomorrow the minaret. Wake up America!

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[Dec31,1999]

This is a ridiculous issue. Of course, Muslim chants should not be allowed to permeate any town. Only traditional Christian church bells should be allowed to sound, and only once a day.

How many Church bells are permitted to ring in predominately Muslim countries? Zero. Hell, you can't even build churches in those countries. We really are a bunch of dummies for falling for this.

[MEG33]

Perhaps wristwatches with alarms would be a nice subtitute.

We can take up a collection/sarcasm.

[MEG33]

substitute

[kattracks]

There are complaints when Nativity Scenes are on display on public grounds. If you don't happen to be in the vicinity of these displays you wouldn't even know they were there. If they are offensive to anyone, they can be avoided, but they are banned.

The sound of amplified Arabic chants would be unavoidable for most people. Isn't this imposing one's religious beliefs on the public? Doesn't the air, through which these sounds must travel, belong to everyone. The rules concerning religious displays, whether visual or audio should be the same for everyone.

[wingster]

How many christians are allowed to live peacably in Muslim nations? Not too many, and if they are, it's usually short lived and with much harassment.

[the_Watchman]

Do you suppose they would notice the extra wires to the accessory "road flare" attached? :)

[XBob]

9 - "5 times a day? you'd think they'd remember when to pray."

That is sort of hard to do because in islam, the time of day varies.

The day begins when at the local mosque, they can determine the difference between a white and a black thread held up to the dawn light, and the day ends when this can no longer be done. So time varies every day.

[MEG33]

Even the ACLU should embrace your reasoning...but one never knows.

[Sunnyvale CA Eng.]

The purpose here is clearly intended to offend non-Muslims. It is one more reminder that they are gradually infiltrating our society. Today the loudspeaker; tomorrow the minaret. Wake up America!

It is definitely intended to be an in-your-face / "it's our neighborhood now" kind of move. Churches in the area should buy their own giga-watt amp and speakers and follow the call to prayer with a bible reading, 5x per day. It will end up in court either way.

[MEG33]

They might want to adjust to the 19th century.