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International

France bans Muslim street prayers, Muslims like it, but there’s no room at the inn

September 16, France banned street prayers by Muslims.  French Muslims are upset because they were not told.  However, French Muslims are happy, ’cause they say they don’t like praying in the streets!

Islam has spread so much in France that there are not enough Mosques to accommodate everyone who shows up for Friday Prayers (I wonder why christians don’t have that problem).

One study said that France has 2,000 mosques, but needs at least 4,000 to accommodate all the Muslims who show up to pray.  Remember, France is a country that’s slightly smaller, geographically, than the U.S. state of Texas.

In Paris, officials tried to help by providing an abandoned military building as a Mosque, not everyone was happy: “We are still in the street. We are still without a roof. One hour before lunch time prayer, it was already full.”

“For me to pray in a place like this? It’s not for me. It’s a factory here, sir. They raise chickens next door. I’m sorry, but to respect Friday Prayers this is not an appropriate place.”

France has the largest Muslim population in Europe.

International

Saudi Arabian tanks roll on Bahrain city

May 14, Saudi forces continued their take over of Bahrain by sending tanks to take the island city of Sitra.

For the past couple of weeks, Bahraini forces, backed up by Saudi troops have been flattening Shia Mosques.  The majority of the people of Bahrain are Shia Muslim.  The royal family is not.

Since February the people have been truly peacefully protesting their government.  Saudi forces invaded Bahrain in March, to help the non-Shia royal family put down the peaceful protesters.

Protesters say that since it is obvious the West isn’t going to help them, they are forced to start taking military action against the Saudis and the royal family.

 

Opinion, U.S.

Anti Muslim Terry Jones called a Terrorist by people of Dearborn, Jones ‘accidently’ fires his gun

“So, you are coming to protest against an imaginary threat that doesn’t exist in our community. Not in our courts, not at our City Hall, not on our streets and not in any of our places of worship. Our commitment to the Constitution is unwavering, not merely convenient, which makes your hyperbole about Sharia Law being practiced in the courts or civil law of Dearborn nonsensical.”–Jack O’Reilly Jr., Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan

While being interviewed by a local newspaper, motorist drove by calling so called christian Terry Jones a terrorist: “Get out of Dearborn, you terrorist!”

Also, after an interview at a local TV station, Jones ‘accidentally’ fired his gun while leaving the station. 

Jones has appeared in court, defending ‘his’ church’s decision to protest in front of the largest mosque in the U.S.:  “We’ll do it today at 5 or we’ll come back next week.”

The judge told Jones he needed to pay a bond to cover police protection costs, for his demonstration.  Jones refused to pay.

Dearborn Muslims, along with Christians, and Jews, are celebrating Good Friday at the mosque.

International, U.S.

‘Christians’ say they will protest largest Mosque in United States

Terry Jones now has a $1 million bounty for his arrest.  He’s one of the ‘christians’ that burned the Quran in March.  He, and his followers (doesn’t that make it a cult?) are in Dearborn, Michigan, to launch a Good Friday protest in front of the largest mosque in the U.S.

The problem is that Terry Jones has stated, recently, that he and his followers will use guns at the protest.  In a morning interview (April 22) with a Michigan TV station, Jones said they will protest, even though a judge denied their permit to do so.  The judge did suggest other sites for holding the protest, but Jones refused.