Posted on 08/30/2023 7:43:10 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity.
Under the new rules, Adams said, mosques will not need a special permit to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. Friday is the traditional Islamic holy day, and Muslims break their fast at sunset during Ramadan.
The police department’s community affairs bureau will work with mosques to communicate the new guidelines and ensure that devices used to broadcast the adhan are set to appropriate decibel levels, Adams said.
“For too long, there has been a feeling that our communities were not allowed to amplify their calls to prayer,” Adams said. “Today, we are cutting red tape and saying clearly that mosques and houses of worship are free to amplify their call to prayer on Fridays and during Ramadan without a permit necessary.”
Flanked by Muslim leaders at a City Hall news conference, Adams said Muslim New Yorkers “will not live in the shadows of the American dream while I am the mayor of the city of New York.”
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22 years later, our leaders have surrendered.
Islam should be banned in America.
It is not protected by the 1st Amendment.
Satan has been wanting to take over the earth for who-knows-how-long
And five seconds after the cops leave, the volume gets cranked to 11.
So...just wondering then, if a person was so inclined, does said person still need a burning permit to torch a Koran?
asking for a pyromaniac friend.
And we still get stuck with DHS, TSA, and Patriot Act…
I Wanna Snack Bar...
christian churchs should ring their bells ( or play their tapes of bells ringing ) during those times.
Hate crime if you are a productive white man…
does blackface exempt said person from bias?
They did in the beginning.
Happy Coptic New Year!
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I believe so…
Did we think that God’s judgement would be painless?
christian churchs (sic) should ring their bells ( or play their tapes of bells ringing ) during those times.
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Good idea
Nothing I enjoy more than listening to public broadcasts of what sounds like cats being strangled to death.
Special Rules for ‘special’ groups.
How fair is that?
Maybe it hasn’t yet been challenged by some Catholics.
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