Posted on 02/21/2012 5:16:39 PM PST by Darren McCarty
A lawsuit on behalf of the Michigan Islamic Academy against Pittsfield Township over its refusal of a rezoning request will be filed in federal district court Wednesday, officials with the Council on American-Islamic Relations said.
The Michigan Islamic Academy will take its variance debate with Pittsfield Township to court, according to officials.
The township has denied rezoning requests to build a 360-student school at the intersection of Golfside and Ellsworth roads.
A news conference will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the CAIR-MI office in Southfield after the lawsuit is filed. CAIR Executive Director Dawud Walid said details of the suit and why it was filed will be discussed at this time. The news conference will be live-streamed at www.ustream.tv/channel/cair-michigan for people who would like to watch.
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I'll take small comfort that this is over by Ypsi and not in my neck of the woods.
It will be a terror prep school if it uses islamic teachings.
I wonder what kind of school this will be.
Probably small arms and suicide unit tactics,
IED construction from items found around the
home.
Still wondering why this cult of hate and terror is afforded the same protections as legitimate gospel based religion.
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The plague of “ISLAM” couldn’t happen to a better town Ann F’n Arbor. Fecking Liberals!
Reaping what you sow. F AA, F Islam, and F BHO
Zoning is entirely an item of local discretion. You can want to build a hamburger stand in the middle of a block with three other hamburger stands and if the town doesn’t want it built, you can appeal til you’re broke but it’s their call. This isn’t a federal matter in any respect. If the plaintiffs are claiming that the lack of favorable zoming will restrict their ability to practice their faith, that’s a loser.
I thought the name “Pittsfield” was familiar. Between Ypsi and AA. What’s up? Dearborn expanding?
Is Pittsfield Township Eastern Standard time zone?
Yes. All of Michigan is outside of parts of the U.P.
There's already a Mosque in Ann Arbor. I'd say it's largely intended for the kids of some UM or EMU professors or grad students, some probably from Dearborn or elsewhere.
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