Sergeant Bob
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Isn't that the government passing a law in support of a religion?The City Council is expected today to pass a noise ordinance amendment permitting mosques to issue the traditional call to prayer over loud speakers.
How many other religions will get amendments to city noise ordinances passed?
How about playing the Star Spangled Banner over loudspeakers so the entire city can hear it?
Where's the ACLU on this one? They'd be all over the Christians or the National Anthem I'd expect.
Not letting them blast their call to prayer over loudspeakers to the entire city can't really be construed as suppressing their religious practices anymore than not allowing church bells (which have been part of American culture since there was American culture) would be suppressing Christianity.From a practical perspective, do you think you'd retain the goodwill of most US Moslem residents by suppressing their religious practices?
This area of Mich is the Detroit Metropolitan area. Not predominately Muslim. It has the largest Arab community in Mich. (in Dearborn) at 29,344 (per the 2000 census), or about 30 percent of the city's population.Also I believe this area in Michigan is predominatly inhabited by people of Arab/Muslim descent so really, what's the problem.
Hamtramck is a city of 23,000. There are approximately 2158 Arab/Muslims living there, per the 2000 Census.