Posted on 11/23/2015 5:24:14 AM PST by markomalley
For 27 years, members of the Islamic Center of Fredericksburg have lived in relative peace with their neighbors on a country road in rural Spotsylvania County.
At least until last week, when, during a community meeting about their plans to build a bigger mosque nearby, they found themselves defending their right to exist. The meeting was intended to address traffic concerns around the proposed religious center but instead was taken over by half a dozen angry protesters calling the Muslim residents terrorists.
The outbursts of hatred came amid rising calls across the country to pause or end resettlement of Muslim refugees in the United States. Fredericksburg and the counties surrounding it have become popular places for Middle Eastern refugees lured by low housing prices and available jobs. But the fast-growing area 50 miles south of Washington retains a conservative and rural character.
“You can see our problem,” Samer Shalaby said Friday before prayers, gesturing toward the rows of cars parked along a dirt road next to the center. A trustee of the Islamic Center and an engineer, Shalaby has lived in Fredericksburg for 30 years. When he arrived, he said, there were few traffic lights and even fewer Muslims.
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“Nobody, nobody, nobody wants your evil cult in this county,” a bearded, tattooed man who identified himself as a former Marine said to scattered applause, according to a video posted online by the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. “I will do everything in my power to make sure that doesn’t happen, because you are terrorists.”
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“The outbursts of hatred”
Stopped right there.
Shalaby has lived in Fredericksburg for 30 years. When he arrived, he said, there were few traffic lights and even fewer Muslims.”
...aka the good old days.
Why shouldnt we love these fifth columnists seeking to recolonize and fundamental transform our country?
... and getting knifed at a bus stop, blown up in a nightclub or flown into a building at 600 mph was the farthest thing from anyone's minds.
Bring in a pig farm.
Why can’t muslims get along with ANYONE?
Even themselves.
You should keep reading...it's pretty funny all in all.
Fredericksburg is a charming town. It’s been able to revitalize it’s downtown area and has dozens of terrific shops and restaurants. Want to stop growth in a heartbeat? This would be the way to do it.
I know people who moved out of suburban MD specifically because of the “sweet” sound of the call to prayer every 5 minutes. Only problem is these same people take their shi**y voting habits with them.
Before prayers began Friday, a Jewish man in his 70s stopped at the mosque with a check for the new building.
“I wanted them to know that not all their neighbors are Nazis,†he said. “Coming from a religious minority, I’ve been subjected to collective guilt.â€
satire?
1Cor 16:22 If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed.
Deport illegals!
Expel muslims!
Who wants to bet these ‘outbursts of hatred’ were from Dems?
Such an incredibly biased article from the WAPO.
*shakes head*
Six protesters ?
Sounds like a false flag operation...
Did the new mosque show plans for the armory?
A majority of American Muslims want to throw out the Constitution in favor of sharia. These are the moderates.
There was opposition because the plans did not show containment barriers between the explosives storage and manufacturing areas.
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