Mosque In The Lake District

[fender62]

englands green and pleasant land, hardly any muslims in the lake district as far as iv read, i wonder if it's a statement of were here and building more mosques, expensive place to buy property.. i wonder if there's an ulterior motive to build it there.

https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/24518133.south-lakes-islamic-centre-member-says-community-supportive/

[sandyRoe]

There seems to be a long felt want for a place where they can perform their religious rites.

[webbo3]

Build it and they will come, the islamification of the lakes.

[Ken4155]

Cyndi Lauper, anyone?

[ladybirder]

No. No. No.  Go and live where there is one already there please.

[THECORBYLOON]

What if there is no housing where there is already a mosque? Do you expect houses to be built to accommodate them?

[Ken4155]

^

So you think all the Muslims who live in the area should up sticks and move. Even the 40/50 Muslim doctors (and their families) who live there, not to mention other professions. Right ho!

[webbo3]

They can drive to the nearest mosque.

[naomi24]

The community is supportive.  They don't know what they're supporting.  Barmy!

[webbo3]

wait until they hear the morning call to prayer

[davebro3]

//wait until they hear the morning call to prayer//

should not be allowed in my view - thought we had restrictions on obtrusive noise...

[davebro3]

don't they have fechin alarm clocks !!!!!!!!!!

[fender62]

when they here the call to prayer they will think they are not in the uk anymore, maybe they are all deaf or labour supporters.

[Clone]

Why are they building a mosque in a place where there aren't many Muslims?

 

Is it the old 'build it and they will come'?

[fender62]

maybe next it will be islamic builders for affordable homes there, id imagine a madrasa school of indoctrination will be built next...

 

[barry1010]

Not all councils allow the call to prayer to be heard outside the mosque; some councils restrict it to once every Friday and some outright forbid it.

There are several mosques in my town and I've never heard it outside.

 

[Atheist]

fender; you should write fantasy novels. You're wasted here.

[Atheist]

I had the same problem with church bells. Disgusting!

[douglas9401]

"The people I'm in contact with, they are extremely supportive," he said.

Well they will be if he's chatting with Muslims.

[Buenchico]

^^^ As Barry indicates, local authorities generally either limit the times of the adhan or ban it completely.  e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-63747619

Given the sizes of the congregations in many churches these days, I suspect that there might well be more practising Muslims around that area than there are practising Christians.

[Clone]

I suspect you are wrong.