Posted on 12/02/2006 8:18:10 AM PST by Hank Kerchief
(11/29/06 - KTRK/KATY, TX) - There's an awful lot of exciting news when you round the corner on Baker Road. One of two big yellow signs announces a new neighbor is coming soon.
"It's not an appropriate place to have a mosque or church," said resident Barbara Simpson.
It isn't going over real well.
"As a house of worship, they shouldn't be disturbing the peace and tranquility of 15 homes," said resident John Wetmore.
Neighbors tell us they're concerned about traffic and drainage and a little fear of the unknown. Some of the homeowners even offered to buy the land back for more than a million dollars. The K.I.A. doesn't seem very interested in the offers.
"We're not going anywhere," said Katy Islamic Association member Alvi Muzfar.
So it seems the community at the end of Baker Road has a pretty good fight. But this fight has gone much farther than many between two neighbors. You see in these fights, sometimes neighbors throw mud at one another. In this instance, they're wallowing in it.
Craig Baker owns pigs. He's the guy behind the second big yellow sign on Baker Road. That's the one announcing Friday night pig races.
"What does it matter, I can do whatever I want with my land right," asked landowner Craig Baker.
Sure can. But aren't pigs on the property line racing on a Friday night a little offensive to a Muslim neighbor?
"The meat of a pig is prohibited in the religion of Islam," said Katy Islamic Association member Youssof Allam. "It's looked upon as a dirty creature."
Yeah, there's that and also that Friday night is a Muslim holy day.
"That is definitely a slap in the face," said Allam..
Now before you go thinking Craig Baker is unfair, or full of hate, or somehow racist, hear him out.
Baker has long roots here. His family named the road and when the new neighbors moved in, he tells us, they asked him to move out.
"Basically that I should package up my family and my business and find a place elsewhere," said Baker. "That's ridiculous, they just bought the place one week prior and he's telling me I should think about leaving."
That new owners deny they ever said anything like that, but Baker isn't budging.
Baker admits the pigs are a message he is not leaving.
The 11-acre property is sandwiched between a pricey subdivision and Craig Baker's business.
K.I.A. eventually plans to build a mosque, a gym and a school there. There's no date for the groundbreaking ceremonies, or the first pig race.
(Copyright © 2006, KTRK-TV)
Oh, BS!! Islam has practiced incrementalism where it hasn't been able to get away with intimidation and throat cutting. It will only be a matter of time before 200dB of Arabic wailing is echoing throughout the area.
It will become a reality...our Constituion protects their religion too.....and you can bet they will use this right eventually.
Islamists do not worship the moon, stop living in your own fantasy world.
We didn't exterminate the German people either.
I support the war on terror, not kooks.
And by the wayy to all you who cannot tell your rear ends from the war on terror, this story is about a mosque and resident reaction, it is not about terrorists or the war on terror.
There was a mosque in Dearborn that got the city to approve it. I don't if it's actually gone into practice.
Do all muslims commit acts of terrorism?
Never said they did. Why do you ask?
Are there pre WWII Jewish acts against Germans/Germany that would correspond to 9/11, the Cole, Khobar Towers etc.?
So why is that their symbol, then?
It's the very crux of your point. European Jews were guiltless, so (of course) their persecution was unjustified.
But my point, which soared far over your head, is that the vast, profound majority of muslims are guiltless, so (of course) their persecution is, and would be, unjustified.
Anyone talking about razing all mosques in America is blaming a group for the acts of a small minority of its members--the very essence of prejudice--and stands ready to conduct a violent pogrom in the name of that prejudice.
I think you have something here - if we start having national "pig races" all over the country wouldn't that be a "peaceful" way of driving the Muslim extemists out. I'll be glad to go to a pig race to support the American WAY! I'd like to have a piggy named Allah's Just the Devil!
Please point out where I personally have advocated razing a mosque. I have done no such thing. There'a difference between razing a mosque and discouraging one from being built.
Second, if most Muslims condemn terrorism, their silence regarding 9/11 has been overwhelming.
Philosophy in action, you might say.
The Baptists haven't declared war on other religions.
The Baptists haven't flown any airplanes into buildings lately.
The Baptists don't behead non-Baptists in the name of their diety.
The Baptists....need I go on?
Besides, if radical Baptist-extremists did any of these things, I'm fairly certain that mainstream Baptists would be speaking up and doing something about it.
I will not, because I did not claim that you personally have advocated razing a mosque.
But that call has been made, on this thread, by more than one poster. I'm glad you disagree with it.
I have no problem with discouraging construction of a mosque in a certain location, and I have a severe problem with the virtual silence among muslim leaders regarding condemnation of terrorism.
The problem I have is with blaming all adherents of a faith for the acts of a small minority of that group, and I'll say again, down that road lay pogroms and religious persecution, and worse.
Very clever. All those pigs squealing as they race. Gotta love it! lol
I did and make no apologies to anyone for doing so. The imams here have NOT in an organized way condemned the violence by other muslims which is clearly indicative of their tacit approval.
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