Posted on 11/19/2009 5:38:36 AM PST by NewLand
Scores of Lilburn residents finally got their wish Wednesday night when the City Council rejected plans for a giant mosque in their neighborhood "I'm so happy I can't even talk," homeowner Lorraine Lobos said. "Our needs have been answered."
In a 4-0vote, city leaders denied a rezoning request by the local Muslim congregation of Dar-E-Abbas for a 20,000-square-foot mosque, cemetery and gymnasium on about 8 acres at U.S. 29 and Hood Road. The congregation, which has worshiped there for the past 11 years, was looking to expand to accommodate the city's growing Muslim population. One estimate puts the number of Muslims in metro Atlanta at 80,000.
The council's decision was met by applause by hundreds of residents who wore red to signal they wanted the plans stopped. They said the rezoning violated the city's land-use plan.
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You can build as many mosques in America as there are churches in Saudi Arabia...
And of course the lawsuit charging discrimination has already been filed.
PING...
Good.
Mega dittos...
Q: Why do mosques make so much noise?
A: if they don’t, Muslims will ignore them.
Most Muslims are like unchurched Christians. If they don’t eat pork and visit Mecca once, they have fulfilled their obligation. Church attendance is hit and miss. I don’t know any devout Muslims and I know quite a few Muslims. They celebrate Ramadan and stay away from pork. Alcohol, not so much.
When the Ft Hood shooter was at Virginia Tech, we had a Muslim school in nearby Christiansburg. Rumor was that it was “radical”. It’s now a Christian school and conference center. The Muslims just couldn’t support it. We do have two mosques in town but that is just because they had a church split.
Wonder what happened to the situation in Katy, Texas where the people were protesting a mosque by holding pig races? LOL
Hahaha, what a joke. Islam has been kicking American ass since 1979.
That’s exactly my attitude.
Rumor was that it was “radical”. It’s now a Christian school and conference center. The Muslims just couldn’t support it. We do have two mosques in town but that is just because they had a church split.
When the Sauds support their mosques they thrive.
Gymnasium? I understand them wanting to have a cemetery for after their martyrdom terror attacks on America, but a gymnasium? Maybe it is a mini terror training center.
I think it was a Saudi operation. It was really pricey.
ALL POLITICS ARE LOCAL!
There is every reason to know that we must continue to engage in local politics if we want to die of old age.
Thanks for the ping. Good news.
I agree... stay involved in local politics & get to know your local law enforcement.
p.s. Wake me up when the flag discussion ends on the GA board.
No kidding! zzzzzzzzzz...LOL.
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