Mosque ignites German hostility (Muslims building huge mosque near Cologne Cathedral)

The Washington Times ^ | June 25, 2007

[CheyennePress]

COLOGNE, Germany — The construction of one of Europe's biggest mosques near a globally famous Christian landmark has sparked a furious dispute in Germany.

Immigration and integration are extremely sensitive issues in Germany, which is home to a Turkish community of several million.

But almost within the shadow of Cologne Cathedral, political correctness was replaced by bitter confrontation, as the city's Muslims began building a 2,000-capacity mosque whose twin minarets will reach 170 feet.

"Muslims have been here for 40 years, yet people are praying in back rooms," said Seyda Can, an Islamic theologian at the Turkish Islamic Union in Cologne. "There are 120,000 Muslims in Cologne, that's 12 percent of the population. We should not hide."

Work will begin this fall on the $30 million mosque, which will include huge glass and stone cupolas and two six-story minarets.

[CheyennePress]

Before Germany (well, especially northern Germany) abandoned Christianity and national and cultural pride, Cologne Cathedral stood as a monument to German faith, ingenuity, art, engineering, and pride. Now all of that is being desecrated and blighted by the presense of a noisy, massive mosque that will be belching out the call to prayer constantly throughout the day.

When you compare that to the German sacred choral arrangements of days past, how can you not help but weap if you're of the slightest bit of German blood?

Europe's great past is being spit upon, both by those who inherited it and by those who are conquesting it. *sigh*

[LeoWindhorse]

ALL Europe , the US and Canada should BAN the construction of ANY and ALL mosques .

Or at the very least make it contingent on Saudi Arabia allowing big Christian churches to be built there .

No parity = NO MOSQUES

[caveat emptor]

The tail end of a long boring article, demonizing the "far right", from the June 17 Spiegel.

Many citizens who feel skeptical about the mosque, but who don't want to have anything to do with Pro Cologne, seem to be asking themselves the same question. The feeling of fear and uncertainty has increased among the local population, says one Ehrenfeld resident, who is herself in favor of the mosque. But Pro Cologne is inciting people to hatred, she adds. "And yet people in Cologne aren't like that. They want to live in a multi-cultural city."

"I feel afraid," confesses one elderly woman with carefully curled hair. "I'm not sure exactly what of -- probably the right-wingers most of all." She says she is not opposed to the Muslims receiving a new mosque, but adds that, as a local resident, she is concerned about the "traffic problems" that would result.

"I'm just afraid of fundamentalist Muslims gaining more and more ground," says one female shop assistant. But it's hardly possible to voice this fear because of the risk of immediately being labeled right-wing, she says. "I think Pro Cologne is horrible," she adds. Only the two extremes, "the young, far-left demonstrators and the right-wingers from Pro Cologne," are attracting attention, and that's sad, she says. "It's like an absurd carnival," she says.

[BigFinn]

The Late Great Europe.

[sheik yerbouty]

“Festering Eurabia”

[Robert Drobot]

The New World Order is Godless, and reaping its just deserts.

[Beckwith]

And the day after it opens it will be declared a “holy place” and the terror training and arms stockpiling will begin.

[American in Israel]

As a test, allow the Mosque on one condition, the minneret be 5 foot shorter than the Cathedral. The Muslims will refuse to build it. The Muzzi's are that petty. Their building MUST be taller than the nearby Christian Church or their god is smaller in their eyes.

Yep, we are dealing with a rather deadly bunch of spoiled children.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Germany is slowly eliminating itself by giving in to the death cult. Germany, and all formerly civilized countries, should expel all members of the death cult.

[Spirochete]

"I'm just afraid of fundamentalist Muslims gaining more and more ground," says one female shop assistant. But it's hardly possible to voice this fear because of the risk of immediately being labeled right-wing, she says.

[Lion Den Dan]

"Muslims have been here for 40 years, yet people are praying in back rooms," said Seyda Can,

Christians have been in Turkey for 2000 years and are praying (and being murdered for it) in back rooms.

Western tolerance will be the death of us all.

[mware]

A beautiful cathedral, and also where the remains of The Magi are said to be.

[mware]

[popdonnelly]

I’m surprised they didn’t follow their historical pattern, and build the mosque on top of the cathedral’s ruins.

[bird4four4]

Muslims have been here for 40 years

Well I guess that pretty much makes it moslem land then doesn't it. End the German occupation. /nutjobs

[Shots]

"Muslims have been here for 40 years"

Intersting they have been there 40 years and just now are deciing to build a mosque?? Kind of looks like they truly are not as religiuous as they claim huh?