Posted on 04/20/2023 6:33:28 PM PDT by marshmallow
St. Louis, Mo., Apr 18, 2023 / 15:00 pm The mayor of Minneapolis on Monday signed into law a new ordinance allowing the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, to be broadcast on loudspeakers from the city’s nearly two dozen mosques five times a day, including at dawn and late evening.
The new ordinance is expected to take effect on Friday after passing the city council unanimously and gaining the approval of Mayor Jacob Frey, who likened the call to prayer to the ringing of church bells and the Jewish shofar. The previous ordinance restricted the adhan practice to between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
The change makes Minneapolis the first major U.S. city to allow the Islamic call to prayer to be broadcast at all hours of the day.
Minneapolis is home to a large Somali immigrant population, which is clustered in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood near the city’s downtown. Three of the 13 city council members for Minneapolis are Muslim and pushed for the change in ordinance, MPR News reported.
The adhan, which is a common practice in Muslim-majority countries, generally takes the form of a live or prerecorded announcement broadcast from a mosque to call men to prayer five times a day, which is one of the Pillars of Islam. The first call takes place when light first enters the sky and the last when the light leaves the sky. In the northerly city of Minneapolis, the first prayer could be as early as 3:30 a.m. on the summer solstice to just past 6 a.m. on the winter solstice.
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The Obozo and his DC Muslim squad must be loving this. For them all, conquering Christianity is synonymous with conquering America.
The moo slims have a right to practice their religion but that right does not include the right to use “speakers” to blare out their calls. Bells, OK, “Calls? forget it.
It is a freedom of speech, not a freedom of “Speakers,” blaring the message!
It should be that or get the hell out of town.
Has anyone stopped at a red light and be treated to “RAP” (music) from the boom speakers from the car adjacent to them? YUKKKK!
America is finished.
I spent a week in Turkey before Islamist Erdogan became president. People were delighted to see Americans then and we had a wonderful time. I rather enjoyed the Muslim call to prayer broadcast through Istanbul. It made the trip seem more Turkish.
But call to prayer in the US? No thank you. Move back to your muslim countries if you want to praise Allah over loudspeakers. It’s an invasion of my space.
When is the last time anyone heard a church bell ring. They are yesterday and for the mayor to use that ancient history that no longer exists as a justification for the noise pollution 5 times a day today is absurd
Many more...
People have been leaving Minnesota faster than they are moving in for a while.
Does the 1st apply to states? Cities?
I like the way you think.
Yes. Under the doctrine of 'incorperation' the 1st Amendmwnt has been considered binding on the States and their political subdivisions for almost 100 years. Here is an article on this:
Yes. Under the doctrine of 'incorporation' the 1st Amendment has been considered binding in the States for almost 100 years. Here is an article on this:
The first call would be a nice wake up call to start cooking the bacon. Windows open, of course.
EC
I hope not...sow the wind and reap the whirlwind or whatever. They should bow down their Caliph masters! At least the gooners can figure out whether they’re a male or a female.
Yeah...Pay per View!
Can anyone else feel the darkness that is slowly enveloping our country? Islam, LGBTQ, transgender, homosexual marriage, abortion fanatics, climate cult, Antifa, BLM — the list goes on and on. Put on the full armor of God.
When we drive up to Minnesota, we take 35-E.
So, does St. Paul share the same views as MinneSomailia?
I dont think so. We might stop for gas in St. P.
My wife and I enjoy touring the tourist spots on the north shore of Superior...
And there is no push back, our society has turned into snowflakes.
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