Re: Another protest against plans for a new mosque
 

Nope, it was in the paper but nothing online, same as I cant find how high the clock tower is :dozey:

Re: Another protest against plans for a new mosque
 

Not likely to get one here unless we get rather more Muslims in the area.

However I'd rather that than they fill up the land area that was HMS Deadelus air field with thousands of new housing that will turn us into even more of a dormitory town WITHOUT any new road infrastructure or health care facilities or new secondary school places etc,etc.

There are worse things to fear IMHO.

Re: Another protest against plans for a new mosque
 

It's at least 240 feet high - well, it was when Fred Dibnah climbed it...;)

btw, the Accrington mosque story was in the Bolton paper a couple of weeks ago

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Good point. At this rate there will be more mosques than Churches.
People seem to be forgetting what England is about. Does no one want to hold on to a culture, a history of england, and tradition?
Soon England will have no individuality or identity as it once had!


As for parking spaces, you will find that a lot of councils are now building fewer car park spaces than the amount of car users to try and promote more use of public transport when building new buildings such as schools.

Re: Another protest against plans for a new mosque
 

That's not on wanting it to be bigger. is it bigger than the average tower (minaret)?

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:clap::clap::clap:

At the rate things are going we won't have an identity.

Re: Another protest against plans for a new mosque
 

What does it matter if there are more mosques than churches, or more supermarkets than churches for that matter?
Should people be forced to attend and donate to churches?

Bringing England's history, culture and tradition into it is interesting, which period of history? The pagan periods which make up more of our history than the period since, the catholic period, the CoE period, or the secular period?

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Wouldn't it be seen as a dominant Muslim country by outsiders?
then your next question would have to be "what does it matter if Britain is now a more Muslim dominant country"

This isn't about supermarkets. we don't need to keep comparing them to the topic in hand. just like we don't need to bring in McDonald's.

That would be forcing a religion onto someone.

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You mean rather than a secular dominant country? I know you're not suggesting that people are turning away from christianity and converting to islam.
70% of the population say they are christians, but 70% of the population do not regularly attend churches, so if they're not needed, it's right that they close. Remember, you don't have to go to church to be a christian.
Incidently, a tiny 4% of the population are muslim.

There are over 47,000 churches in Britain, compared with only 1,500 mosques.
So seriously, unless you are suggesting people are converting from christian and secular views to islam, how exactly would Britain be considered a dominant Muslim country?

What about Wimpy? :D

Are you concerned about the decline in the number of churches, or the possibility that there could one day be fewer churches than mosques?
If so, how would you increase the number of churches without forcing religion onto people?

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Why is it right that thay close? can't you just leave them as a historical kind of thing?

You wouldn't believe it would you.

I don't know. people think that the design of them is over powering? built to look like a palace? stands out like a leggy blonde in a short skirt and high heels?

I would be if you had them all knocked down for non-use.

It's not so much 'more' it's more too many, too big, and a bit over the top.

Why do we have to increase them? I thought they weren't being used?

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Close isn't the same as demolish :)
If there is no need for a church in an area, then


Yes I would. Why wouldn't I?

You mean like this?
http://www.christopherholt.com/image...uth_03_023.jpg

Again, where have I said they all should be knocked down for non-use?

Surely too many would be when there are more than enough so that they aren't crowded causing congestion and have one lying empty because there is no use for it?

Re: Another protest against plans for a new mosque
 

Its not always necessary to have an answer for everything Gary, especially when the response is as vacuous as;


"You wouldn't believe it would you"

and my favourite.:)


"It's not so much 'more' it's more too many, too big, and a bit over the top."

Re: Another protest against plans for a new mosque
 

There are, of course, other faiths in Britain:

... in Cambridge. And the local people are quite happy about it (according to the article: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home...erans-club.htm).

I wonder if the protests against new Mosques has more to do with Islamaphobia than difficulty in finding a parking space.

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I wonder if you actually read the link you think proves your point?

Easier to trot out insinuations of 'Islamaphobia', I presume you meant Islamophobia. I've no doubt there's some of this, but I would strongly also consider taking some objections at face value.

Re: Another protest against plans for a new mosque
 

It seems that even muslims are against the building of mosques in some places

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/8608282.stm

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Xaccers.
How do you know that 4% of the population is muslim, What census has there been asking about religion?. What about the ones that are living here illegally?. You seem like the sort of person that would roll over and let your culture + country be taken away, while you sit there looking for stupid reasons why it should happen. Before you come out with anymore of your rubbish about the pagan period or the catholic period, don't forget our ancestors fought against this to make the country a better place, for people like you to live in and give away to all and sundry. This has been a predominantley Christian country for hundreds of years but when people ask what i am i say English, ask someone from the middle east and they reply Muslim. They do not identify with a country, only a religion, They are only going to be happy when every one in the UK is Muslim. Don't you think it's amazing that (by your estimate 4%) can have such an impact on on the way of life of the population of this country.