If bell ringing is acceptable there, then let them get their own bell.

I guarantee you - you'll never, ever, hear that crap down south where I live.

Never.



[edit on 27-6-2009 by alien]

Originally posted by Rook1545
There are plenty of Christian churches in Muslim countries and they ring their bells. No one has a problem with it.

Very true. On my last trip to Jakarta I sat one evening on a balcony with a friend listening to a very loud and boisterous church service in a building several doors down the street as the sound of dozens of "Azans" filled the air coming in from many different directions. The problem isn't churches in Islamoworld or mosques in Hooterville. It's white racist christians who have deluded themselves into believing their rights are superior to anyone who dares to be different.

[edit on 27-6-2009 by Lilitu]

I've been living in an area where a Muslim mosque is about one block away from where I live. I cannot tell you how many times I have been awoken at 4:30 in the morning (that's right, 4:30 AM), because of the mosque's boisterous calls. Honestly, sometimes I cannot even think when they go off.

I don't care if you're religious or not--these constant "prayer calls" throughout the day are a constant nuisance, mostly because they're done through a loudspeaker, run anywhere from 5-8 times daily AND because they go on for anywhere from 3-5 minutes, if you're lucky. From my experience with this mosque, the times they broadcast aren't exact (they can be off from anywhere from 10-30 minutes) and the frequency per day is variable. I tried coming up with a schedule one day for when the calls were broadcast during the week, but they're never exact. (I really don't know why that is, but that's what I've observed). Forget Muslim holidays though... at those times these mosques will broadcast their calls for anywhere from 15-30 minutes at a time.

For people doing their work, trying to study, or trying to FOCUS on anything at all, these calls are a disruption to anything within its sound range. Some of my neighbors, who aren't Muslim, constantly complain about how these calls are affecting their lives, waking up their children at insane times of the morning and they tell me they are just as bothered. They wonder how they got the permission to do so in the first place.

This has nothing to do with religion. This deals with bothering the general public surrounding the mosque. These calls are pretty loud and can span a huge radius and are a great disruption to many people. This is why noise ordinances are put in place. This is exactly the same if someone blasted their music on some high-end speakers at various times of the day without warning.

It doesn't matter if you're Muslim, Atheist, Christian, whatever... Can you honestly tell me that you would be able to sustain listening to these constant "prayer calls" over a long period of time, many times throughout the day, WITHOUT thinking it was somewhat bothersome?

Originally posted by RRconservative
Can't wait for the Christian protestors to gather and drown out the Satanic Muslim call to prayer, with a good old fashioned mass rendition of the Lord's Prayer. It will happen.

Wow this is a DISGUSTING post. Some of you people on this site are so bigoted and VILE and disgusting. I noticed its mostly you religious people too, you guys are some of the most angry and hateful people I have ever seen.

Let them have their prayers, sure its annoying, but so are the damn church bells, I've heard church bells all my life and I CANNOT STAND THEM! So I can't see this being any more anoying than that

Satanic muslim call to prayer, lmao I laugh at you. I bet you talk with a ugly thick southern accent (not calling all southern accents bad, just the ugly ones) and hate all people who are different than you (no offense to NON REDNECK southerners)


[edit on 5-7-2009 by InfectedWithDevils]

[edit on 5-7-2009 by InfectedWithDevils]

I get woken up every Sunday morning by the Church bells ringing in my ears. I just lie there wondering why they bother. Its not like people dont know where the church is. Some of us who dont believe in religion would like a lie in on a sunday.