Islamic Prayer Tower Rises Over South St. Louis City
The South St. Louis skyline is getting a new addition...
...An Islamic prayer tower complete with loud speakers.
In the middle of America's Heartland an Islamic prayer tower rises. (GP Photo)
In the last decade 50,000 Bosnians have moved to St. Louis and many to the South City Bevo Mill neighborhood. St. Louis today is thought to hold the largest Bosnian population in the nation.
(GP Photo)
So to make the local Bosnians feel more at home the local Islamic Center is putting up a prayer tower in the formerly Dutch and currently Bosniak neighborhood of Bevo Mill, according to blogger Republican Riot. From this tower the call to prayer is to be broadcast several times a day.
I was surprised and a bit skeptical to hear this prayer tower news but Republican Riot even posted photos of the tower being constructed in South St. Louis City.
Here's one photo from Republican Riot blog:
This morning I got up early and drove to the Islamic Center in South St. Louis and took a couple more photos of the new tower:
Amazing! (GP Photo)
Those calls to prayers ought to go over really well with the people of this South St. Louis neighborhood.
UPDATE: Little Green Footballs is being threatened by CAIR over this story.
UPDATE 2: The imam says there will be no loud speakers on the minaret at this time.
posted by Gateway Pundit at 2/19/2008 05:09:00 AM
235 Comments:
My God, what brain dead city inspector gave a permit for this autrocity? Does St. Louis no longer have noise ordinances? This is really going to go over well when the residents of the Bevo area have to listen to this starting at what? daybreak? and on for four more times? Prayer towers use loud speakers to blast the call over a large area.
The residents of a quite mainly residential town outside of Houston, Katy, is facing the same thing. The locals have gotten together and are trying to block the Islamic prayer tower on the basis that they have a noise ordinance that they insist be observed.
Once again, Islam shows that it only respects those of it's own faith, and not the community surrounding the mosque.
Bevo residents need to demand construction cease immediately.
"Islamic Prayer Tower Comming Soon To Your Neighborhood" should be a wakeup call for all Americans.
If the Muslims want to have a call to prayer twice a week like my parish rings the bell before Mass at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, fine. But five times a day over a loud speaker? Doesn't that violate my right to privacy?
Down the road, St. Louis will have a more and more islamic city council- just like Hamtramsk- and in due time there will be a call to silence Church Bells- just like in Hamtramsk. And other towns I likely have not yet heard about.
Better get a gun and some training, Patriots. The side of Freedom cannot afford to lose the next civil war, and it is coming right soon.
What an eyesore.
I predict a massive "white flight" from that neighborhood if it already hasn't happened.
Isn't this called a minaret?
Better get a gun and some training, Patriots. The side of Freedom cannot afford to lose the next civil war, and it is coming right soon.
Target practice on the loud speakers? If citizens are shooting out cameras used to nail speeders ...
Ok, I really don't like this either but how is this different from a church steeple and the chiming of bells?
Before the ethnic cleansing of Bosnia in the early 90s, the practice of Islam by Bosnians was relaxed, and worlds apart from the aggressive, in-your-face Wahabi style which is mandatory in Saudi Arabia.
But with the US policy of denying arms to Bosnian Muslims for self-defense, came an eager campaign of aid to them from the middle East. Mujahadeen fighters from many Islamic countries, and wads of money from the Saudis. And riding on those wads of dough came Wahabi controllers, eager to start a new European beachhead.
So where before 1990, Bosnia had some lovely old mosques from centuries ago (those the Serbs failed to knock down), now it has giant grim new concrete mega-mosques straight from the Saudi drawing boards, with mega-minarets and mega-PA systems to match.
And presto! Now the Wahabis have used their Bosnian connection to leapfrog the mega-minaret to Saint Louis. Who says that ethnic cleansing can't be exploited for further conquests?
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
Ok, I really don't like this either but how is this different from a church steeple and the chiming of bells?
9:13 AM
Obviously you have never been to an Islamic country. Church bells ring to announce the start of services. The towers are used to broadcast the entire prayer/service to the community.
I wonder how long it will take for them to start shutting down roads and businesses during prayer in this community?
Top heavy? (if you catch my drift)
Ok, I really don't like this either but how is this different from a church steeple and the chiming of bells?
I see you have no experience with these "prayer towers". Having spent quite a bit of time in the middle east, I know what these things sound like. And comparing them to church bells is just laughable. I could hear the damn thing IN my apartment shouting out the call to prayer several time a days, clear as anything. These things are LOUD. And the call is repetitive and never seems to end. It definitely got old, real real fast.
So what, you hear church bells once a week maybe, on Sunday? Get ready for up to FIVE TIMES A DAY, repeated over and over each time.
Shame on St. Louis for allowing this into our country.
First off, Church bells are beautiful.
Second off, what goes up, can come down.
Muslims in Britain wanted to broadcast the call to prayer five times a day, and the British people threw a hissy-fit. Here, I thought the British were on the fast slide to dhimmitude, but I think the Americans, who can't be outdone, are even surpassing them.
who is paying for it? Saudis? Pakis? Iranian regime? who?
Anonymous said...
Ok, I really don't like this either but how is this different from a church steeple and the chiming of bells?
Anony-mouse - A church rings its bells, without a loudspeaker, once or twice a week - my church's bells can hardly be heard past the church parking lot. This would be a call-to-prayer FIVE TIMES EVERY DAY, over a LOUDSPEAKER.
Big difference.
In response to "anonymous" and retire05, where I live, there was a famous court case about a church steeple (Church of Latter Day Saints, I believe) that was just massive. The neighbors brought a case under the state's zoning laws, but lost, mainly because of a federal law that protects houses of worship.
The law is 42 USC 2000cc (the "Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act). The general rule is that "No government shall impose or implement a land use regulation in a manner that imposes a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person, including a religious assembly or institution, unless the government demonstrates that imposition of the burden on that person, assembly or institution (A) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and (B) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest." In a nutshell, building regulations for churches, mosques, etc. are treated the same as race-conscious government actions.
I personally think this law stinks. I understand the idea behind it, but the Feds should seriously get their noses out of local zoning matters. Anyway, don't blame the local St. Louis officials - their hands are most certainly tied on this one.
"Ok, I really don't like this either but how is this different from a church steeple and the chiming of bells?"
When I see Islamic countries letting Christians come in and build churchs and when Muslim women have equal rights, THEN I will not mind a Islamic prayer tower or mosques here.
Islam is not about tolerance, just look at the hell women and non-muslims go through in Islamic countries.
No place for this barbaric filth in America - none.
Something wicked this way comes.
This is not the beginning. Several citys in Michigan have silenced church bells and built towers that call out the call to Muslim prayer 5 times a day. Multi-Culturalism is a sin to Islam. There's is "our way, or the highway"... to death.
Slowly but surely, we will see these towers, these symbols of torture and death most hideous, rising in every American city across the land while our feeble minded pacifist ELECTED leaders willinlgly become the supplicants of tyrannical Islam and allow Islam to subjugate all of America at the behest of weak kneed slack jawed politicians, and their constituents who would rather die in slavery than resist the enemys of freedom and democracy.
It's just a matter of time, maybe our time, maybe our children's or grandchildren's time, before all of America will hear the Muslim call to prayer blared from loud speakers atop towers five times a day, everyday, 365 days a year, everywhere. Yet, so many people dismiss what should be an epiphany as a blind attempt at "equality", and they are ignorant that to Islam there is no such thing as "equality", only conversion, slavery, or death.
WAKE UP AMERICA... you can't ignore the beast standing on your doorstep and make it go away!
Just imagine a church actually calling people to prayer 5 times a day though a massive white dildo looking thing like that. The outrage would be epic.
Ok, I really don't like this either but how is this different from a church steeple and the chiming of bells?
Some good differences already mentioned, but here's another: you will NEVER hear anti-religious liberals complain about the prayers broadcast from this tower five times per day like they complain about church bells playing for a few minutes Sunday morning.
It is really hard on us white, non-muslims to have to live with these folks taking over our neighborhood and community. Our government helping these people relocate into America's heartland is like inviting the enemy into your camp. It's totally disgusting.
Another difference--church bells sound nice. The high decibel howling that emanates from these monstrosities is ugly. Maybe it's just a cultural thing, but hey, I can't just change my mind and start liking a sound that makes me think of oppression, misogyny, slavery, murder, and brutality.
It will never be the sweet sound of multiculturalism, will it?
Another difference, church bells are sometimes used as time keeping signals, going off at noon etc. The call to prayer is a demand that the people do something, like report to the nearest mosque. In Islamic countries where the dhimmis live, the folks who aren't attending are fair game for the muttawa.
Calls to prayer and church bells should both be banned. It's noise pollution and disturbs the peace.
I've already said before that this country is being rotted from the inside out.
Wow...thank you Gateway Pundit. I live over in Collinsville, and this absolutely sickens me. The last thing I want to countenance in St. Louis is a muezzin calling the faithful for their daily prayer. I am all for prayer, and diversity of religion is a foundational tenet of America, but not when the most visible and active of the adherents ascribe to a vicious, radical, murderous political pathology. The spread of Wahhabism is the most serious threat to the fabric of American life. You can bet that if this policy stands, this prayer tower will act as a beacon of weakness to radical Wahhabists seeking a home (and potential base of operations) in the heartland. Honest to God, I thought Chicago would be the first to do something this stupid, but it seems my fair city beat the Commies in Chicago to the punch. America, the chickens are coming home to roost, and they mean to destroy the farm.
dont just write about it on a forum, get over to your local polititions office and let him or her know-DIRECTLY- that this is un-acceptable. Get your neighbors,relatives, friends, ex's, kids, dogs, whatever and get down there and protest,make noise, get this in and on the media. The Muslims want to take over the world.
Our elected leaders are pandering to these minorities for their own enrichment (re-election).
If this crap of multi-culturalism is not stopped immediately, this county is short lived.
>If the Muslims want to have a call to prayer twice a week like my parish rings the bell before Mass at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, fine. But five times a day over a loud speaker?<
But why should they be equal at all? The Moslems are trying to destroy us and have killed countless thousands of innocents so far. Why can't we just decide that there is no room for the murderous cult here at all?
Wow! You all sound like Germans pre-WWII... the sky is falling, the sky is falling, and it's all the fault of those "nonwhites." I'm not even Muslim but you ignorant self-righteous pricks here scare the crap out of me.
Eff all of you, asswipes!
before we all go nuts over this, let me share my that i've lived in Dallas (tons of Muslims and tons of mosques) and all those mosques had prayer towers. i've also traveled all across the US to major cities that had mosques i noticed.
HOWEVER, not a single one of those prayer towers was EVER used. they were more for visual presence than anything else. i even asked about that and was told by residents that they're never used.
i'm willing to wager that in order to get the permit, something had to have been documented prohibiting the actual loudspeaker use of it.
so don't go nuts. no one is taking over America... geez, you people scare so easily.
why don't one of you who live in the area actually find out if they intend to use the tower for something other than architectural use (like EVERY other mosque i've encountered)?
and don't just listen to the gossip. actually ask someone in the St. Louis building permit department/zoning ordinance committee. you may be surprised
You should check out the huge islamic complex the Italians are letting them build in north-central Italy. I forget the city it's near, but it's going to have a huge mosque, stores, apartments, etc. A self-contained muslim city inside Italy.
When regular invasion doesn't work, just move there and breed.
I am very worried about this kind of stuff. Why are we letting muslims move into our country? Why cant we ban this ideology. Religion, BS. Read the koran and ahadith. Learn about islam. It is a cult that needs to be stamped out. F--k CAIR and their terrorists here in the US.
Thanks for posting about this. I thought it needed to see the light of day on a more visible site, and I was hoping you would agree.
As a St. Louisian who worked for a Bosnian, I am very concerned about what we're allowing to take place in the City.
I can assure you behind closed doors we "stupid Americans" and our "stupid laws" and "stupid country" are often mocked and ridiculed. They absolutely laugh at us and what dupes we are, how easily we get suckered in, etc--it would surprise even the hardcore among us.
This broadcast tower is a joke, and an eyesore.
What does the Mayor's office say about it? The building division? Etc?
Um, JP, last time I checked, this isn't Italy, it's America. I don't care what they're doing in Italy. If Italians want to allow prayer to be announced, that's their deal.
All I'm asking is if anyone in St. Louis has actually asked the local government what the regulations are. Very simple and should be done before people overreact.
Does anyone know the local address of the mosque?
You would think that ignorant people would actually support a self-contained Islamic city. That way, they wouldn't have to deal with Muslims.
Are Muslims against digital watches? With timers? Well, come to think of it, it WOULD be pretty annoying to have to reset the timer five times a day. Giant towers are much more convenient.
wait until they begin to look into your windows to see if you are praying or not with them. if not you are not with them praying they will force you to eventually. this is what islam is all about. they do not call it submission for nothing folks.
Our basic concern with religious liberty is founded on certain assumptions about religion which may not hold for everything that goes by that name. Islam for example, might well be considered not as a religion but as a criminal conspiracy. It's founding documents
demand that its adherents steal lie cheat pillage and rape as their natural right all those who are not Muslims, unless they convert or accept dhimmi status. Even if one abases oneself to be a slave, he may be killed at the whim of a "believer.
Let's get serious. While not all Muslims are murderous thugs,( and Muslims can make an excellent case with their Koran that those who are not are apostates and deserve death) still almost all the murderous organized thuggery in the world is Islamic.
The main difference between the Islamic call to prayer and church bells--which no one else seems to have hit on--is that the Islamic call to prayer is a PROSELYTIZING message.
Bells are not religion-specific. It's a fucking bell. It can mean anything. Whether it's annoying or not is a matter of taste, but it has no inherent connection to any religion.
However, someone yelling over a loudspeaker, in Arabic, to come to pray to Allah is very obviously different. I don't think anybody can be faulted for not wanting to hear that stuff five times a day. I'm not a Muslim. I don't want to hear someone yelling for me to come pray to their God.
And frankly, if a Baptist church were issuing a call to prayer over a loudspeaker in the same way, I'd be JUST as against that. I don't want to hear them calling me to pray to their God either.
It is my understanding (and perhaps amy proctor can help us, here) that wherever a mosque stands, the land under and around it is considered by muslims to be muslim homeland, and becomes part of jihad.
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How is this different from a church bell?
1) Church bells are wordless. They can be a pretty noise if you prefer. They are used in celebration or mourning and to tell time. They used to call people to church but we have watches for that kind of thing now. (So do Muslims. There are host of other technical innovations which can be used to tell the times of prayer without disturbing the neighbors)
2) The Muslim call to prayer is a statement of faith in Islam. Even though it is in Arabic, it will invade the homes and backyards of non-muslims every day. Image if a church was allowed to blast the sinners prayer or the Nicene Creed into your private space every day and that is exactly what is happening with the call to prayer. No church bell says anything and it would have to be a big damn bell to penetrate into your home.
3) Last but not least. In Islamic teaching the broadcast of the call to prayer over an area claims that area for Islam forever more. It will be considered Muslim territory just like Spain is still considered Muslim land unlawfully stolen from Dar al Islam. They won't make that claim until they can, but they will certainly make it if ever anyone challenges their authority over that space or tries to take it back. In Islam, territory must be Islamaformed, environments purified and tailored for the comfort of Muslims first and foremost, then the dhimmis get only those accomodations which don't interfere. A Muslim must be perfectly comfortable and in control of an environment free of any offense or temptation. They believe that only in such an environment can a person be truly "respected" and pure. In other words they have to live in a bubble and anyone who wants to live with them must sanitize themselves so as not to upset the oh so delicate and morally sensitive and pure systems of Muslims.
They will gradually purify the area and God help anyone who tries to reverse the trend.
After a while you will hear liberals praising the wholesomeness of these areas and scoffing that anyone could have a problem with them. (Cultural betrayal is their M.O. after all.) But no one except Muslims and the odd multi-culti moonbat will want to live there.
-Peggy32
FYI: I cleaned up the comments.
LEDependent,
They have special clocks that keep track of the times of prayer. They operate just like a clock just a bit more complicated. But like a clock, they pretty much run themselves. All you have to so is adjust them on a regular basis to keep them on time.
I also have a suggestion for those in the community who would want to oppose this. Besides clocks, the mosque could use beepers or broadcast the call over the radio in that local area. I am sure that this wouldn't be expensive. What about some enterprising Muslim inventing something like a weather radio that would be tuned to a certain frequency at all times. It would only sound in response to an alert sent from the mosque.
Anonymous from Dallas. Not every mosque uses them for decoration. There are many documented examples of mosques in areas where Muslims are concentrated in larger numbers than in Dallas which have received permission to broadcast the call and do. This one seems to be set up to broadcast.
Finally to the guy who got all outraged at us here,
The freakout wouldn't necessary if you would refrain from snap judgements. Most people here arent against the peaceful practice of Islam as long as it is respectful of the privacy and personal space of non-Muslim neighbors. I am against this kind of thing because it is such a gross violation of the religious compact that has served this country well for so long. We should be free to believe what we want and free from someone else getting in our face with what they believe. This kind of thing MUST be put to a permanant end. We have to start raising a fuss and fighting it somewhere.
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Here's a pic of the Islam Community Center without the rocket in the background, from 2006. Notice they used to have a 24-hour ATM window, too.
Do you think it's an accident that thing resembles a missle?
How intimidating!
See pre-missle pic, here:
https://businessphotosusa.com/imagedb/img/US/63116/2005/US-63116-236636031_2005-06-07-10-01-4693319.jpg
You people are racist slime. I would gladly exchange Bosnians, or anyone else, if it meant seeing you disappear. The saddest thing is that you think you're defending America. You people are embarassments to America.
Don't forget the other reason for this huge tower: in Islamic law, the tallest buildings in the city can only be Muslim. All infidel buildings must be shorter. This tower is much taller than it really needs to be because it's a statement of Islamic dominance.
A couple points I would like to make. 1) The minuret was originally a place for the imam to climb up to so HE could call people to pray. I say let him. But don't embrace modern technology to let you use speakers and a recorded cd to call to prayer. 2) if they can accept that technology why can't they use alarm clocks? They actually HAVE alarm clocks in Moslem countries that call to prayer 5 times a day. Software too. My wife had my computer screaming 5 times a day. I told her it was a virus and had to be removed. 3) I doubt they will be using it to call to prayer right away. They will wait a few years and if the population becomes large enough they will do it then.
Please, please you good people wake up to the fact that islamification is spreading very quickly as it is here in the UK thanks to the corrupt dimwits we have as our leaders, fortunately, we have a political party to turn to (British National Party) www.bnp.org log on and see what's happening to our beloved country and please, don't let it happen to you.
Racist slime?
You moron, Islam is not a race but a virulent hateful religion/belief system.
They HATE ALL NON-MUSLIMS or have you forgotten about their attacks against Hindus in India or the destruction of the ancient Buddhas in Afghanistan?
BTW, since when has defending America and our Western values and way of life WRONG???
MORON...
I live near Saint Louis and it is awful what they have did to the city. The other day they were all celebrating the independence of Kosovo. I say that if they love it so much they should go back. They come to our western countries and they want us to be tolerant of their religion but Islam is out to destroy all other religions. Bosnia was a one hundred percent Christian country until the evil Muslims invaded, raped. Killed and enslaved the people and forced people to become Muslim. In Islam you have three choices. Become a slave convert to Islam or die. They would do this to all of America if they had the power
My first thought upon looking at the tower is someone issued a variance and probably got the consent of the neighbors sharing the parking lot.
Of course, it all depends on zoning regulations in that county.
I'm with others, I wouldn't want to hear that thing blaring 5 times a day and I wouldn't frequent the stores around it. I believe it is meant to be intimidating.
And as far as erecting it but not planning on actually brining it into use, that's just avoidance for now. You can bet your bottom dollar that once they have it up, they will eventually push the issue to the next step.
I don't like it. It's too big and has the capacity to disturb the peace. No church, either Muslim or Christian should be blaring prayers over a loudspeaker 5 times a day. It interferes with my rights on peaceful enjoyment and not being subjected to the religion of others.
You want to practice your religion? Go go for it. Just don't expect me to be subjected to it.
St Louis, remove those speakers and bring that tower down to a reasonable level.
Living in a democratic society means you have to be mindful of the rights of others around you. I understand why you don't want school prayers. Now understand why I don't want that tower.
Hamtramck, Michigan has had this 'call for prayers' for some time now.
American should have no problem with a minaret next door, and should welcome the five-times-a-day calls from the muezzin...just as soon as we see the Roman Catholic Church open a new parish in downtown Riyadh, or a new Synagogue in Jeddah.
Ok, I really don't like this either but how is this different from a church steeple and the chiming of bells?
It's different because retire05 thinks it would be fine if it were twice a week on Sat. and Sunday, and because joanne thinks Church bells are beautiful.
Follow?
Hello,
As a citizen of India let me warn my American counterparts that the loudspeakers in these minarets are a major source of noise pollution. We have these all over India and I do not have an issue with folks practising their religion, but it does become an issue of civic disturbance when one impinges on others' right to peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the boneheads in St Louis, in a manner of being politically correct and afraid of being sued by terror organizations like CAIR and ACLU, have allowed for this source of disturbance to be erected. This is a portender of things to come, folks. Giddy up!
Sri
As a part of the Bevo neighborhood (literally half a block from the mineret), I have absolutely no problem with it. First of all, you are mistaken in thinking that any sound will even come from it. It is symbolic only and does not even have speakers built into it.
On a more serious note, the xenophobia represented on this website scares me much more than any terrorist. Since when are we scared of everyone around us who is not a white christian. I'm not sure what Jesus you know, but the Jesus I know teaches us to love each other. That includes our Bosnian neighbors, who by the way have lived here peacefully for nearly two decades.
Peace to the Muslims who bring goodness to our neighborhood.
Yes, Bosnians have contributed to our community a lot! I don't mind them building a huge tower! I love it! It reminds all of us that this country is built on immigrants. Peace to all.
Wake up people! It's time to form peace, and happyness.
I see where this person said "Peace to the Muslims who bring goodness to our neighborhood".
How dare you mention peace and Muslims in the same sentence? Muslims know nothing of peace. Their religion tells them to fight until Islam reigns supreme.
As far as the other person saying we do not like anyone who is not a white Christian. All I have to say to him is he is either stupid are just ignorant. First off Islam is not a race it is a religion. The people we are talking about are white Bosnian Muslims. As far as other religions, do you see anyone in here complaining about Hindus, buddist,athist ect? We just do not like Islamic snot suckers because they worship a mass murder, pedophile named Mohammad and they believe in murder to spread their evil religion.
WAKE UP, AMERICA!
An inch at a time they are going to take over and try to subjugate us to their sick beliefs.
My religion may or may not be right - but I don't force it on anyone else. I teach and those who feel the teaching is correct convert to it but Islam is worse than the Spanish Inquisition and conversion is coerced and the only alternative is death.
What else would we expect? This is the former realm of Richard Gephardt
This concerns me greatly. Remember the Islamic religion has goals to be the ONE and ONLY religion allowed ont he face of the earth. It is not a peaceful religion; it spreads hatred, not the love of God. Women out there beware. Islam detests women. We will go back to way before the Dark Ages in the way women are treated if this continues. By sheer number, they could take over. Look what has happened in London. They teach that women must be abused. Mohammed is not a prophet of God.
If it is finished and begins it's quince-daily cacaphony, all right-minded citizens my blow their car horns as they pass the mosque while prayers are underway. Nice and long, nice and loud. Five times daily. Paybacks are hell.
If a certain religion wants a call to prayer, let them program that time into an alarm clock or cell phone. I should not have to hear something like this multiple times a day. We don't need stupid things like this in modern times. Someone's baseless religious practices should not be allowed to disturb my life. Just as they have the right to practice their beliefs, I should have the right to not be affected by them. If they would spend more time becoming educated they would spend less time worshipping their imaginary friends who preach hate.
Even Muslims like Khaled Hroub made this comment.
"Some people wonder, what happened to 'European tolerance?' Why don't the Europeans accept strangers? How come they reject the Muslims and oppose the building of mosques? Such questions are in fact evading the real problem. The problem [we are facing] is how to avoid provoking European society, how not to exaggerate in displaying religious [symbols] - such as large mosques and religious establishments - and how to refrain from flaunting them in public..
http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=sd&ID=SP175007
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Most of those Bosnians came here under the guise of political assylum. Now that Kosovo will be recognized as a state, by the UN, shouldn't they be sent back? They obviously do not plan on integrating, or embracing American culture. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!! They are scratching away at the layers of the laws and our civilization, until all of the wonderfulness that is the USA will become extict....A THIRD WORLD. SEND THEM PACKING!!!
It is great to see the comments of all you patriots here. Some people do care thank god! People need to stop living in a fantasy world and come over to reality.
REALITY: Islam is evil and the religion of the devil! Pure and simple. Any religion that says its ok to blow people up is evil. Muhammad was not a prophet, he was simply a conqueror. Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and most other religions were founded and spread on words. Islam was founded and spread with the sword.
I have asked myself many times why Europe and America continue to let these thieves in dirty nightshirts into our lands. I mean why would you let these barbarians in? The govt knows they will cause problems and blow shit up. That is what they are counting on so they can declare martial law and take away ALL your freedoms under the guise of "Security and Safety"
All I can say is to prepare yourself for the revolution that is inevitable.
I will NEVER convert to the Religion of Satan!!!!!
Outlaw so called "prayer towers" immediately. They are too easily turned into a Trojan Horse used to communicate militant radical islamist commands. Ban them and tear them all down immediately! Outlaw Sharia law, outlaw Wahabeehism and other militant forms of islam in the United States immediately!
Freedom of religion is not freedom to put in place structures which can be used to destroy the country.
REMEMBER 9/11/2001!!!
The local community should embrace this and see it as a tourist attraction. They can begin selling Mohammed t-shirts, mugs, posters, bumper stickers, and anything else they can put its face on. Muslims love seeing pictures of Mohammed lets make them feel welcome.
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Are you people insane in ST. Louis? How can you let this happen? Get off your fat butts and do somthing about this cult of islam tower!!!
I left St. Louis in 1984 to get away from the politically liberal environment. I knew that it would continue to get worse! I truly feel sorry for friends that decided to stay and build families there. 'Next thing you know, we'll have Sharia law in St. Louis! St. Louisans, get out while you can still sell your homes.
CAIR the unindicted co conspirator of the Holyland trial is crying like a bitch now.
Those saying the muslim call to prayer is no different than church bells, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THAT CALL TO PRAYER OMG ITS HORRIBLE. No wonder so many of them are crazy jihadists.
Great idea selling mohammed picture t shirts outside that tower. Hopefully the corrupt city will give you a permit, but sell other t shirts too. That should work.
Apparently September 11 does not mean anything to americans.
Elect Obama. May be it will mean something then.
What is wrong with this picture. Why is it ok for islamics to put up prayer towers when the Christians are being forced to take down crosses and the ten commandments?
When are the American people going to stand up and say enough is enough. As far as I am concerned we are at war with islamics and their terrorist. Being islamic is not a religion it is a cult. In their koran is stated that they are to convert their neighbors and if their neighbors will not convert they must be killed. And they call this a peaceful religion give me a break.
If you need a reminder, set up a texting service that will email your phone when it is time to pray or have a Outlook calendar reminder.
The church bells at three Catholic churches that I regularly drive past chime every HOUR. Why is this such a big deal? Most of the folks that live in Bevo are Bosnian anyway.
Those that say "bells sound nice" are missing the point. It's subjective--they may sound nice to you. Maybe the Muslim call to worship "sounds nice" to Muslims.
If you guys want to exercise your freedom to post ignorant, inflammatory, and xenophobic comments, I'd recommend not infringing on the Muslim right to worship. Or do their rights not count because they're Muslim?
I'm ashamed to live near such racist, hateful, ignorant folks. You're the ones threatening our freedom.
damn people ill b honest i dont believe a single word of the koran it came almost 600 years after christ. muhammed was an idiot couldnt even read. tell the truth i get tired of the muslims propaganda its tiring.if a religion hurts innocent people it cant b a true god. its not up to these people to decide.if there gods this weak that he cant stick up for himself then to hell with all them.its time people know the truth.
BTW, this is a symbolic minaret only. There are no speakers. It will make no sound. I realize that should take all the wind out of your collective sails of hatemongering, but I'm sure you ignorant rednecks can come up with some other reason to hate people different than yourselves.
Someone needs to fly into this eye sore a remote-controlled plane, painted just like an American Airlines jet and one that is outfitted with a couple sticks of dynamite. Send a REAL LOUD and clear message to these folks that we aren't allowing this crap in our country!
Has anyone realized that the minaret is actually under all that scaffolding? You're looking at something under construction, not the finished tower which will likely be aesthetically pleasing, especially to those of you that think churches bells "sound pretty".
Wake up America, take back your county now, by any means possible. Don't let the millions of USA military deaths during the past 230 years defending America and the cause of freedom become waste. STep up to the plate and be Americans!!
all I can say is, Thank GOD my family and I have moved out of St. Louis. I knew the city was going down hill fast, but this is pathetic.
I lived in Egypt for a year. Had a Mosque across the street.
The call to pray is distinct to Muslim power.
Personally, Muslims should be subjected to all the same restrictions we are, while allowing freedom of worship.
Still, the Muslim flood into our country and Europe is more than sissy liberals refuse to believe.
Most of them would either change their minds or convert after living in one of their countries for a year.
We used to turn up "devils" music from our observation tower when ever the call to prayer happened... Yeah... They didn't like that ;^)
Joe
Now that some stupid American city allowed one tower to be built, now they will demand that hundreds are built in every American city!! The tower offends my religion, according to the ACLU, it must be torn down to protect MY religious beliefs.
All I can say is I hope a bunch of butcher shops, liquor stores and abortion clinics start setting up next door to this nuke missile device posing as a piece of crap eyesore.
I say the locals deserve what they get. I don't know what the approval process there entails, but surely this is a big project and there must have been many meetings with community involvement.
Maybe many residents did fight, but apparently not hard enough, and if it the result of representatives not looking out for their best interests, well that is their fault too for failing to elect good ones.
Until people get their asses off the lazy-boys, put down the beer, shut off the TV, and start getting serious about where they want the country to go it will continue to go to those who do. Nothing short of a near revolutionary stance will suffice at this point.
If you don't like it it's your fault!
Wait until the get the legal OK to fly the AlQuida flag.
And there is nothing legally any of you Americans can do about it!!
Sit on your hands and accept it, you will all become converted islamic terrorist in a few years. even yous jews too.
Just north of Kansas City in Overland Park an Islamic Center has gone in. Like the one here it will soon get a tower of terror. The islamic center in overland park is only 3 miles from an unguarded small low fenced AIRPORT with easy access to crop dusters on other types of planes. Wonder why they would pick such a place. ALL ARE FUNDED BY THE SUADIs. THANK GEORGE BUSH FOR LETTING EM ALL IN.
Watch for google to pull this blog now.
So when did these Bosnians emigrate here? Let me guess they all came over when Bill CLinton decided to start bombing the wrong people to get America's attention off the fact he lie and a cheat... Next comes Obamessiah or Clinton II so expect more of the same. Get your guns and stock up on ammo cause eventuallty this will all erupt.
this is insanity if a christian church tried to do this the aclu would scream bloody murder
In response to Greg's post regarding the law and religious institutions. The law was undoubtedly in place prior to the mass immigration of these Bosnians. Due to their religious "demands", why didn't they move to the outskirts of the city in light of the law. Are religious practices of any kind able to force hardship or discomfort on others?