ABikerSailor
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Now this is just fear gone totally stupid..............
Locals Protest Mosque That's Actually a Church | The Atlantic Wire
Now, I don't know about you, but don't you think that this fear mongering and Islamophobia has gone far enough?
I mean, protesting a CHRISTIAN church just because it has a dome on top?
Some vigilant citizens in Phoenix, Arizona are up in arms over a domed church that they wrongly believe to be a mosque. The large building, still under construction along a busy interstate, is actually a nondenominational church. The backlash has been severe enough that the church's leaders have hung a giant banner over the dome: "IF YOU THINK DIFFERENT YOU ARE WRONG -- WE ARE BUILDING A CHRISTIAN HOUSE OF WORSHIP." The incident suggests that the widespread backlash against Muslim-American centers, which began this summer in reaction to the planned Cordoba House in New York, may still not have fully receded.
Phoenix's CBS affiliate KPHO reports, "People behind a new church in Phoenix are trying to stay ahead of any potential controversy or hate that accompanied the announcement of a proposed mosque near Ground Zero in New York City." They produced this video report:
Locals Protest Mosque That's Actually a Church | The Atlantic Wire
Now, I don't know about you, but don't you think that this fear mongering and Islamophobia has gone far enough?
I mean, protesting a CHRISTIAN church just because it has a dome on top?