[Merdoug]

Like you said, carols are religous and Muslim prayers are religous. I'm not condoning those prayers; I'm just pointing out the similarites. For some people who are not of the Christian faith, hearing Christmas carols forced upon them every year may be just as irritating as those endless chants. I love carols, personally; I think some of them are the most beautiful songs ever written, but others may not feel that way. The same goes for Valentines Day, for that matter. Being single (and loney), I get very saddened when that holiday comes around and I hear all of those "love" commercials on the radio. But I have to just try to tune them out. I'm afraid it might come to that for those Muslim prayer chants too.

[chuckwalla]

WOW!!!!!!!!!
Carols are forced on people?
Carols are in no way anywhere near the muslim call to prayer five times a day 365 days a year.
That's like saying freedom is forced on people.
Change yourself if you are having trouble.
We should perhaps ban everything that might annoy one person.
That means we ban advertising of all kinds.
Of course free speach has to go.
I don't like yellow cars so they go too. Offensive.
This country was founded on freedom of a certain kind and all those who find it offensive should start their own country.
There are plenty of us who like America and don't want to see it obliterated by a very, very small minority of people too lazy to find where they are happiest, if not here.
How many carrolers each year set off bombs and kill hundreds and threaten to kill many more?