Somewhere in the jumble of the news and probably due in no small part to my abstaining from watching the tainted media of the major U.S. networks CBS, ABC and NBC — I have somehow missed until a few days ago a shocking story.
It would seem that a Muslim Call to Prayer has been allowed by a city council vote in the Michigan town of Hamtramck despite protests of many of the 23,000 residents.
(CBS/AP) Long known for pierogi and polka, the bustling city of Hamtramck, Mich., is now debating whether to add an amplified Arabic chant to the local sights and sounds.
In a sign of the deep changes in this once predominantly Polish town, the City Council is expected Tuesday to pass a noise ordinance amendment that would permit mosques to issue the traditional Islamic call to prayer over loudspeakers.
But some longtime residents are resisting what they consider an affront to non-Muslims.
Hamtramck, a city of 23,000 completely surrounded by Detroit, has an old-fashioned, small-town feel, with mom-and-pop stores and American flags adorning many of the tightly packed houses. Polish groceries and restaurants abound, and if you stop someone to ask for directions, there is a good chance that person speaks only Polish.
But in recent years, the city has become much more diverse. Stores selling saris and halal meat have opened, and signs in Bengali, Arabic and Bosnian compete with signs in Polish and English. Only 23 percent of the city’s residents specified Polish ancestry in the 2000 census. The town also has a sizable black population - 15 percent.
Well, God bless those who opposed this choice, because I’m going to say right here, right now, that let this be the LAST time this happens in the United States. If the 10 Commandments can not be put on a stone outside a school or courthouse, if the Christian Cross must be removed from the Seal of the City of Los Angeles despite the fact that a pagan Greek goddess remains — well, where is the justification for having a vocalized call to prayer in any language for Islam anywhere in these United States?
Islam in its current incarnation is the enemy of this nation, folks.
That’s right. And I’m not backing off that stance either. The information I continue to uncover in my personal reading and research in regards to Islamic history and its “prophet” Muhammad is nothing less than appalling. Are we to actually sit back after the events of 9-11 and after the decades of misery brought upon us and other Western nations by militants from the Middle East in terrorist attack after terrorist attack and now allow this culture to become such a segment of American society that we may one day become them?
NO DAMN WAY.
Question:- What is the Muslim Call to Prayer?
Answer:- Text of the call in Arabic with English translation:
Arabic: “Allaahu akbar, Allaah akbar, Allaahu akbar, Allaah akbar; ash-hadu an laa ilaah ill-Allaah, ash-hadu an laa ilaah ill-Allaah; ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasool-Allaah, ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasool-Allaah; hayya ala al-salaah, hayya ala’ al-salaah; hayya ala’ l-falaah, hayya ala’ l-falaah; Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar; Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah”
Translation:- “Allah is most Great, Allah is most Great, Allah is most Great, Allah is most Great. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, I bear witness that there is no god except Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Come to prayer, come to prayer; come to success, come to success. Allah is most Great, Allah is most Great, there is no god except Allah).
Call me every name in the book, but there is no way in Hell that I am going to be silent about this. The very notion of having this Call to Prayer for Islamic worship taking place on American soil makes me nauseated. It’s one thing to have religious tolerance despite the fact that I know the harsh truths about Islam, but to know that there is at least one place in this nation where Islam is bending laws to its will and displacing the public interest for its own perpetuation is intolerable, especially when there are other portions of this country squelching the interests of the Christians and Jews that built this nation!
This must not stand. It can not stand. Hamtramck, you should hold city council again and renounce the Call to Prayer statute. Americans everywhere should email Hamtramck politicians and voice your displeasure reasonably but pointedly.
But most of all, I’m imploring the rest of the United States, do not allow this trend to continue. I can promise you that to validate Islam in this manner on American soil is beyond dangerous.
This will not be the last word on this subject here at Foehammer’s Anvil. Trust me.
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@Skid: Excellent points all-around, and I’m glad someone posted those opinions on ‘bells vs call to prayer’ so persons like Tosser might badger me less about what is self-evident to the rest of us.
Hi, Kirk, and welcome.
Unfortunately, Tosser’s ISP must route through N. Ireland and tracks into a feed via Great Britain. The flags are automatically generated based on these factors by a complex database. However, I’ve thought about such things, as I think about too many things, and I just might find a method to override individual errors in flag-placement and embed unique database info on a case by case basis when required.
Some day…
This annoys me beyond belief that extremists of any kind are decieving us and waging a Holy if not media war!
It’s getting to the point that if they want a Holy war then sign me up and let’s get it over with!
I’m not religious being C of E but I certainly will not tolerate Islam and all it’s beliefs! But i do believe in Democracy as nothing other than this has provided a safer, stable living.
And if the do-gooders argue against this then do something positive in your life and live outside Democracy. See how long you last. I hope it works out for you.
This further infuraites me when as an Englishman i find it hard to expatriate to a Democratic country like USA and Australia to work and live peacefully but if I was Irish or Muslim then the USA in particular would say ‘welcome’??? Then once granted a visa the individuals complain and crap on about how good their home country is and raise their siblings to oppress their new birthplace.
So if the new worldleaders want to continue their Democracy existance then sign me up but only if they have the will of Sir Winston Churchill or even a Margaret Thatcher because they’ll need the biggest pair of balls to cope with the oncoming Civil wars within our own Countries due to this disease.
Can we start calling extremists/terrorists literally ‘COWARDS’ from now on. i.e 10 COWARDS where infiltrated today before blowing 1000 civilans up underneath their COWARDLY masks.
Also can you give that Tosser and Irish flag and not British. Cheers.
Keep up the good work.
In my experience, which is in the bible belt of America (for 37 years), where churches are numbered at about one every 2 blocks, the one’s that have bells usually chime the hour. Which means, they are telling the time of day, not issuing a call to worship. The only day that the chimes are different are on sundays, and those are usually the Catholic churches after the service. The bells are usually a background noise during the day. I’ve heard the calls from the mosques as I’ve been to India 4 times in the past 2 years. I’ve been to the south as well as the north, and believe me, the call to prayer at the mosque is far more annoying than bells when you are trying to get to sleep. To give one preference to one religion over another is pure bull. To give preference to ANY religion in America is anti-thema. “As he Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of emnity against the laws, religion or tranquility, of Musselmen; and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.” - George Washington
That from a founding father of our nation.
[quote post=”99″]You think I dont know that youre writing from Ireland for sure before I say it? Youre writing from Ireland. Its just a shame that the flag isnt configuring correctly for you.
It explains all I need to know about your combative attitude and your want to waste my time instead of spending your time here learning the dangers. Youve already got a Muslim problem in Dublin. Dont think that tiny Ireland is any more immune to the same problem plaguing the West.[/quote]
Heavens, I haven’t doubted the fact that you know I’m writing from Ireland. Obviously you do, you’ve already pointed out to a couple of teenage girls on this site that you can pinpoint their IP addresses.
If your only objection to permitting the call to prayer is that you don’t like what’s in the constitution, could I suggest that you confine your outrage until such time as the constitution has been amended to your liking, rather than working yourself up into a tizzy about people simply exercising the freedoms we in the West hold so dear?
For that matter, if you already know the justification for having a vocalized call to prayer in the United States, why bother asking? It just makes you look a bit silly when someone comes along and points out the blindingly obvious, and all your ad hominem bluster about the Irish does nothing to enhance your credibility.
And if you already know that church bells are permitted in the same area, why imply that there’s a double standard being applied? We don’t deal in double standards here on the Anvil, you know.
You might find it less tiring to reply to my posts if you didn’t spend so much effort huffing and puffing about how intelligent and well-informed you and your blog are (I’ve read everything in it, by the way), where I’m posting from, and vaguely threatening to kick my ass (which, over the internet, is really, really weak). You’re an exceptionally discourteous host, and I’ve done nothing to warrant such opprobrium. Play the ball, not the man, Foehammer - you might even find yourself metamorphosing into a perfectly pleasant young gentleman.
btw, what’s this muslim problem we’ve got in Ireland? First I’ve heard of it, honest.
@Skid: Thanks and welcome to the Anvil. You’re in a part of the world that is practically a barometer for Islamic incursions and Western dhimmitude. I hope you survive it all and return to the States before Eurabia falls. In the meantime, you’ll find some Americans here to chat with when you need it.
@Geoff: Very good information, but don’t hold your breath waiting for that to enlighten tosser. “No man is as blind as those that refuse to see.”
[quote comment=”1876″]I may very well be one, or both, or neither, young Foehammer, but I haven’t tried to defend Islam here or anywhere else. What I’m more interested in right now is your strangely ambiguous relationship with the First Amendment - are you fer it, or agin it?
You know, when you ask a question (such as “where is the justification for having a vocalized call to prayer in any language for Islam anywhere in these United States?”), and someone helpfully answers, the courteous thing to do would be to thank that person.
You’re a funny fellow.[/quote]
You think I don’t know that you’re writing from Ireland for sure before I say it? You’re writing from Ireland. It’s just a shame that the flag isn’t configuring correctly for you.
It explains all I need to know about your combative attitude and your want to waste my time instead of spending your time here learning the dangers. You’ve already got a Muslim problem in Dublin. Don’t think that tiny Ireland is any more immune to the same problem plaguing the West.
And here’s your answer about First Amendment rights — they won’t apply once Islam is outlawed.
The Constitution is not a Suicide Pact.
The First Amendment will have to be revised, Islam specifically labeled as “a theocratic cult that does not separate church and state and bent on the usurping of U.S. governmental powers”, and therefore not a religion for which the First Amendment applies. The Constitution was not written so that our enemies could come here and use our freedoms and protections to destroy us.
“Young Foehammer.”
Thanks, I can always use a few years given back, even if it is just a dream.
Now, if you don’t learn something from this reply I will ban you. Your incessant and tiring need to come here and ask me questions to intentionally waste my time and feebly attempt to goad me, instead of using the years of work I have poured into proving my points and supplying people with pages of material and links to find the truth, has now gone far enough. You are a troll. You know it and I know it, and if we were standing in a pub, I’d have knocked you on your ass by now and that lesson would have been learned very, very well.