Syracuse NY Embraces its New Mosque; Wants More Refugees

American Thinker ^ | 08/06/2014 | Jenna Bowen

[SeekAndFind]

Since my original article discussing how an abandoned Catholic church was being converted to a mosque in Syracuse, NY, that city has embraced the Mosque of Jesus, Son of Mary with open arms.  In April, a local publication, the Syracuse New Times, published an interview with Dr. Yusuf Soule, the executive director of the Northside Learning Center, who bought the church and rented it to a still unidentified group of Muslims.  In no news report has the group who transformed the church into a mosque been identified as anything other than a “new Islamic society.”  When asked how the plan to buy the property came about, Soule answered:

More than 150 people contributed to finance this. A lot of business owners, refugees and business people, people from Utica (NY) helped.  Some people literally gave us a dollar. Some people gave us $15,000.  Some people gave us interest-free loans.

Asked why that particular location was picked, Soule said:

Location, location, location.  The North Side is the magnet for refugees.  The two agencies that work with refugees (InterFaith Works and Catholic Charities) are here.  I wish people could see beyond CNN and see Muslims as individual people.

When questioned about who may be behind opposition to the mosque, Soule evaded the answer, but made it clear who was welcome to attend:

How many people are really upset about it and how many will be served?  Anyone who says la illaha il Allah muhammadir rasul Allah (no God except God, Muhammad is his messenger) is welcome.

[Bigg Red]

Disgusting satanic cult using the name of our Blessed Savior. And everyone there is cool with it.

Leaving FR right now so that I can pray the Holy Name society prayer:

Act of Reparation for Blasphemies
Uttered Against the Holy Name

[knarf]

"but the influence of the religion paralyzes the social development of those who follow .. "

Key statement, vig

[MaxMax]

So long as they only preach Death and Destruction against Americans and Christians
I don't think the IRS and Democrats will have a problem with their status.
But I'm sure the IRS will sit in on their assemblies to keep an ear open for political speech.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Wonder how the new residents feel about the nation’s #1 Party School there in town?

[trisham]

"Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes,
they just don't know where to look."

~Ronald Reagan

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