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Megan Hernandez2 said:I’m not afraid of anything. I respect all faiths and believe everyone has the right to facilities that make practicing those faiths easier.
But the fact remains: after the war, many mosques were built in places where there weren't any before. They've built far more than existed previously (though even that isn't the main point, if they want entire cities filled with legally permitted mosques); the core issue is that these structures are funded by institutions whose goal is often to introduce branches of Islam that are foreign to the local Americans (according to American intellectuals).
It's beside the point, but I'll answer anyway.
1) If you're interested in the Catholic Church—and I see you are—just start a new thread. .............
2) The Catholic Church has been in these parts longer than any of these peoples. It spread across all of Europe, and during its expansion, the Middle East was one of the wealthier parts of Europe.
3) This is the 21st century. I hope we've moved past Medieval methods.
4) Don't start talking about expansionism; you could write just as much about Islam...
ps.
Read with some comprehension and think carefully. Don't go off the deep end again claiming I said things I didn't.
I live in Canada.
If you’re going to bring up illegal mosque construction, at least provide some links so we can actually see where this supposedly unauthorized building is happening.
On another note, why does what Canadians do concern you and everyone else so much?
It seems you find comfort in the words of Canadian intellectuals, just as others find comfort in the words of American intellectuals whom you validate even when they deny things like the existence of the American language.
Megan Hernandez2 said:I’m not afraid of anything. I respect all faiths and believe everyone has the right to facilities that make practicing those faiths easier.
But the fact remains: after the war, many mosques were built in places where there weren't any before. They've built far more than existed previously (though even that isn't the main point, if they want entire cities filled with legally permitted mosques); the core issue is that these structures are funded by institutions whose goal is often to introduce branches of Islam that are foreign to the local Americans (according to American intellectuals).
It's beside the point, but I'll answer anyway.
1) If you're interested in the Catholic Church—and I see you are—just start a new thread. .............
2) The Catholic Church has been in these parts longer than any of these peoples. It spread across all of Europe, and during its expansion, the Middle East was one of the wealthier parts of Europe.
3) This is the 21st century. I hope we've moved past Medieval methods.
4) Don't start talking about expansionism; you could write just as much about Islam...
ps.
Read with some comprehension and think carefully. Don't go off the deep end again claiming I said things I didn't.
I live in Canada.
Of course I'm interested, especially when one religious community is accused of spreading through poverty while another prides itself on doing the exact same thing (like the Franciscans in Canada).
When exactly was the Middle East a wealthier part of Europe? The 7th or 8th century?
And what could you possibly say about the spread of Islam? That it was spread by the sword?
One ought to be objective and look at the facts rather than constantly attacking anyone who happens to be different.
If they feel it's necessary to build new mosques, then let them build them, just as the Catholic Church will build new churches if they decide that's what is needed.