Posted on 09/14/2016 11:29:12 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
PLANS to build a mosque and Islamic school in a small town in America have been thrown into disarray after a gang of angry citizens stormed a meeting with guns.
Local armed militia in a small US town forced a council meeting to be cancelled following growing security concerns over their presence.
The violent group of right-wing protesters carried guns into a local square to demonstrate against "the presence of Muslims" in the country
The meeting, which was expected to lift a ban on new places of worship, was called off amid growing tensions in Newton County, Georgia.
Five weeks ago a local Muslim group laid out construction plans for an Islamic cemetery, mosque and school - but it was met with anger from a loud minority of the town.
Several members of the so-called right-wing Georgia Security Force III% (GSF) posted a video on the weekend showing them trespass onto the site of the proposed cemetery and mosque school.
One member of the militia climbed a tree to hang an American flag on the property where the mosque would be built.
The group, led by local resident Chris Hill, is now under investigation from Homeland Security and local law enforcement.
Newton County manager Lloyd Kerr said the group were "exhibiting harassing or violent behavior".
She added: "Unfortunately, in today’s society, uncivil threats or intentions must be taken seriously."
Following this, nearly 30 members of the armed militia stormed the local town centre armed with machine guns, forcing the mosque meeting to be cancelled.
Members of the Newton County community have largely been divided over the mosque proposal.
A local imam said "Islamophobic" public meetings had revealed a dark side of the small town.
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, from the local Georgia Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said: "County leaders shouldn’t allow themselves to be bullied into canceling a public meeting on a controversial issue."
Mr Mitchell said that rumours about the mosque being used as a cover for "an ISIS training ground" have been used to attack the plans.
He added: "A small group of anti-Muslim extremists were able to frighten a government body into canceling a public meeting.
"That sends a dangerous message about the power of fringe extremists to affect elected officials.
"If American Muslims can stand up to these threats every day that we walk out of our houses, then a small group of elected officials can do the same thing.”
One protester Jim Stachowiak told an audience of reporters: “It’s a declaration of war against United States of America. Their ultimate goal is to impose Sharia law.”
Philip Morris added: "The Koran is nothing but hate speech."
Mr Hill, the gang's leader, who calls himself a "commanding officer" of the militia, added: "We're not here to intimidate. You're just seeing two different rights being exercised at the same time."
One local resident among the peaceful counter-protesters at the town centre hit back. said: "I am personally Christian and we believe defending other people’s right to worship will keep our right to worship safe as well."
Another counter-protester Linda Allen added: "There’s nothing American about this. These people live in this country; they are U.S. citizens or looking to be US citizens.
"They are granted the rights and privileges of any citizen who lives here and there's nothing to keep them from wanting to live here and wanting to build their places of worship.
"As a Christian it's just wrong.”
The town manager expects the next meeting - on September 20 - to go ahead, with the moratorium on mosques to be lifted the following day.
Your plan will not work as muslims are taught to lie to infidels and tell them what they want to hear if it provides a tactical advantage.
They can say anything they want - doesn’t mean it is true.
LOL. I think this paper mistaking Hollywood’s “Red America” movies for fact.
One wonders what kind of “machine guns” they had too.
Finally - people start to stand up. Go Georgia.
Proof an armed people are a free people
My thought exactly.
Video people pouring pig blood and pig fat in holes in the ground on various, random parts of land intended for the mosque. Lots and lots of holes.
Great part is, with creative editing, you can do this without ever breaking the law. Have some shots of people approaching the land with containers labeled “pork products” or whatever, then do tight shots of people digging in the ground and pouring said pork products into the holes. This part can be done on anyone’s land, but because of the tight shot they won’t know for sure if it has defiled their land or not.
I’m proud of the decent Americans, exercising their 2nd amendment, and speaking their mind before the usual corrupt and moronic local government. Bravo, fellows!
That's all you need or can have.
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/204846153-story
Better account.
Didn’t happen: “a gang of angry citizens stormed a meeting with guns. “
There will be more incidents like this and truly violent ones if the government continues to flood the country with them. And then—boom!—martial law declared as normally peaceful Americans are forced to defend themselves.
I remember these council meetings on the Local News. The entire town is against it and the Council was going there way, then CAIR got involved talking law suit and the town council immediately folded and told the town folks, oh well, you’re going to have a mosque. What would you expect to happen?
Following this, nearly 30 members of the armed militia stormed the local town centre armed with machine guns.....
...rumours about the mosque being used as a cover for "an ISIS training ground" have been used to attack the plans.
Mr Hill, the gang's leader, who calls himself....
Well, at least the media is giving the protesters a fair shake. That's all we can ask.
I am proud also. We needn’t let a Muslim President overrun us with insane zealots from the rest of this crazy world. This is OUR country.
No, I can have what I want.
“Eighty-three percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians. Most of the rest, 13 percent, have no religion. That leaves just 4 percent as adherents of all non-Christian religions combined — Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and a smattering of individual mentions.”
The UNITES STATES OF AMERICA is a CHRISTIAN NATION!!
OMG!! ... MACHINE GUNS!!??
I think I'm getting a case of the vapors...
dp0622 points out above, in #4:
"My thoughts are a true patriot would wait for any action like this another few months and not give the media something to terrify the masses with or give commercial fodder to hillary."
I gotta ask, what about these guys NOT make them "true patriots"? I would further point out that, had they waited, it would have been too late. The mooselimbs would have been moving forward with their plans.
Also, in #10, DoughtyOne states:
"While I have sympathy for the group, choosing to do this 55 days before the election was downright stupid." and "I think the presence of guns was very problematic." And in all fairness - "I’m not convinced they were ultimately wrong to do this sort of thing, but timing is crucial."
Now, don't get me wrong. DoughtyOne and I have had many interactions over the years and I believe DO to be one helluva stand up patriot, but the sentiment of what I was saying on the other thread is there. That dentiment is in all of us, and I do include myself here.
We've got to be of one mind on the situation. Questioning tactics, calling names, etc. is dividing the "Patriot/Militia" movement. I'm sure we've all seen plenty of that in our respective groups.
For dp0622 & DoughtyOne - continuing a discussion from this thread: Hi there, Prepper. Ready for the Zombie Apocalypse?
Now, what do y'all think will come of these fine gents who took to standing against the destruction of their own county? The article mentions:
The group, led by local resident Chris Hill, is now under investigation from Homeland Security and local law enforcement.
Will they, like the previously mentioned patriots from Bundy & Malheur, go quietly in the night, firearms confiscated. Preps confiscated. Lives destroyed. Families destroyed? Perhaps not, but most likely. The Feds/LEO will not bring them down immediately, while their temperatures are hot and their situational awareness at it's peak. They will wait, several months, if need be, until things have calmed, and these guys are at home, sipping a beer, watching TV. That is when they will strike.
Just some things to ponder.
Islam is not a religion. It is an all-encompassing way of life that includes and replaces all pre-existing laws, rights, obligations, freedoms, teachings, knowledge and culture. It is incompatible with any other way of life because it doesn’t seek to live alongside it, but to replace it.
stormed the local town centre armed with machine guns,......Where the HELL can I buy a machine gun?
This should be happening all over the country. All muslims should be kicked out. They are not and never will be Americans.
What was being done illegally, exactly?
There’s just that LITTLE thing.
Sorry man, you’re wrong on this one.
They’re legal citizens and as much as I HATE that fact, it is what it is.
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