Posted on 10/14/2021 6:26:18 PM PDT by marshmallow
* The city of Cologne, once a stronghold of Christendom in Germany, has authorized mosques in the city to begin sounding Muslim calls to prayer over outdoor loudspeakers. The move, ostensibly aimed at promoting multicultural diversity and inclusion, represents a significant step toward the cultural normalization of Islam in Germany. It is taking German multiculturalism into uncharted territory.
* Critics say that comparing Islamic prayer calls to church bells is a false equivalence because the muezzin proclaims religious slogans such as "there is no god but Allah" and "Allahu Akbar" ("Allah is the Greatest").
* "The Muslim call to prayer is not like the ringing of church bells, which are a reminder of a scheduled worship service. Instead, it is a creed and a statement of political Islam, which has unfortunately been abused in many ways in recent years. The call 'Allahu Akbar' is not only a call to prayer, but it has also become the battle cry of jihad by Islamist terrorists." — Necla Kelek, Turkish-born German Islam expert.
* "It's not about 'religious freedom' or 'diversity,' as Mayor Reker claims. The mosque operators want visibility. They celebrate the muezzin as a show of power over their neighborhoods." —Ahmad Mansour, Israeli-Arab and German Islam expert.
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Why do we not see the same things going on for minorities in muslim countries?
3/8 German and this makes me sick
Big mistake. camel - nose - tent.
Fools.
Speakers on mosques make great targets.
There is no need for a call to prayer in a modern society with modern timekeeping methods. This is an attempt to Islamize the entire society.
The scent of Cologne is changing.
Those who have rejected Christ will respond to a Christ-rejecting cult.
Also, this is just more proverbial flag planting.
If Christians do not respond by public expressions of the true faith they are surrendering ground.
Basically whatever Sharia says Christians should not do out of deference to Islam they should at a bare minimum do more of those things too.
Prettiest sound on earth to the Kenyanesian Usurper.
5:30 comes early, Fritz!
Why did Zhukov march toward Cologne? He found the Vistula-Oder Offensive.
We flattened that place. And this is the thanks we get.
Islam is not a religion and therefore should not be recognized as one. It is an ideology rooted in oppression.
Dearborn, MI is bad enough. Europe is fnished.
The call to prayer is a technical issue.
No reason today in Germany.
Muslims can be “called” in numerous ways that do not affect entire populace.
It’s to declare the area it can be heard in as Islamic land.
“It’s to declare the area it can be heard in as Islamic land.”
That’s what it’s really for.
like they don’t all have cellphones... this is simply an ESAD middle finger to the German people, nothing more
What a pity. Cologne 20 years ago was a great place to visit and spend a couple of weeks in. Since then, it’s seen Muslims attacking women in the streets, and now Muslim calls to prayers.
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