La Green Goddesss
Islam: They will attack anyway!!! Letting the scum in will just make it Easier for them !!!!!
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109 Years Ago This Republican President Got It Right:
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FYI: 2 Letters from Joe Newton regarding the seemingly fraudulent approach to obtaining clearance for a 'Church', which was in reality a Mosque.
Special Note: There is an Avery Place Subdivision in Covington, located across the street from the Mosque property.
Homes go for about $125,000, see: http://www.viewatlantarealestate.com/Covington/Avery_Place/
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LETTER: Mayors call on commissioners to ‘do the right thing’
The mayors of the municipalities in Newton County approached me and asked that I correspond with the BOC and relay to them our feelings. Below you will find a letter I am delivering to each member of the BOC. It contains four requests the mayors have.
This letter has nothing to do with supporting or not supporting a mosque, church or any place of commerce, school, etc. It is about following the rules that govern our great nation, which we don’t believe the BOC is currently doing. The mayors want to be transparent and let you know the action we took.
Sincerely,
Ronnie Johnston, Mayor
City of Covington
Dear County Commissioners:
The nation is watching Newton County … and we are being embarrassed by our county leaders. As a community, our goal should be to move everyone forward and to create an atmosphere where people want to live, work and spend their leisure time. As we are creating an environment to attract people and commerce to our community, I am sad to say that how the proposed mosque was handled by the Board of Commissioners has hindered us in achieving those goals.
The Bill of Rights applies to all citizens and the Third Article states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Simply put, by placing a moratorium on places of worship, you are, in my opinion, violating the Third Article and making Newton County and its residents look ignorant and closed-minded. Do I have concerns and questions about any proposed development, including the mosque? Absolutely. However, there are proper ways to voice those concerns and have those questions answered.
The fact that organizations like the United States Department of Justice, the NAACP and the Council on American Islamic Relations are threatening to come to our community and force us to “do the right thing,” is shameful. We should do the right thing without being forced. Now is your opportunity to take a step back and reconsider your stance on the proposed mosque.
Remember, if the mosque or any other development can’t meet the requirements, they will not be able to move forward with their plans. If they do meet the requirements, we need to welcome them. You have already driven a wedge between our community and those associated with the proposed mosque and we will all have to work to undo some of the ill will you created by your actions. There have been many times in the history of our nation where people of all ethnicities, beliefs and religious backgrounds have been embraced. It is the America we all know and love.
I have been asked by mayors of the municipalities in Newton County to contact you with our requests. Let me be clear, these are the thoughts of all of the mayors in Newton County.
The mayors of the municipalities in Newton County have four requests:
1) Remove the moratorium you enacted on places of worship.
2) Set up a meeting with the leaders of the proposed mosque, county commissioners and the mayors of Newton County’s municipalities to discuss the project.
3) Following that meeting, disseminate the information learned in the meeting and assure the citizens of Newton County of the following: That due diligence will be carried out and a comprehensive plan will be created to help the Muslim community integrate into our community in a positive way, provided they meet the permitting requirements and every local law that would apply to all Americans.
4) Fully execute the permitting process in place that protects our community.
Newton County, Georgia, welcomes all people. It is the only way to move forward. Please respond to this correspondence by Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016.
Ronnie Johnston, Covington
Jerry Roseberry, Oxford
Jefferson Riley, Mansfield
Gregg Ellwanger, Newborn
Arline Chapman, Porterdale
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The mayors of the municipalities in Newton County approached me and asked that I correspond with the BOC and relay to them our feelings. Below you will find a letter I am delivering to each member of the BOC. It contains four requests the mayors have.
This letter has nothing to do with supporting or not supporting a mosque, church or any place of commerce, school, etc. It is about following the rules that govern our great nation, which we don’t believe the BOC is currently doing. The mayors want to be transparent and let you know the action we took.
Sincerely,
Ronnie Johnston, Mayor
City of Covington
Dear County Commissioners:
The nation is watching Newton County … and we are being embarrassed by our county leaders. As a community, our goal should be to move everyone forward and to create an atmosphere where people want to live, work and spend their leisure time. As we are creating an environment to attract people and commerce to our community, I am sad to say that how the proposed mosque was handled by the Board of Commissioners has hindered us in achieving those goals.
The Bill of Rights applies to all citizens and the Third Article states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Simply put, by placing a moratorium on places of worship, you are, in my opinion, violating the Third Article and making Newton County and its residents look ignorant and closed-minded. Do I have concerns and questions about any proposed development, including the mosque? Absolutely. However, there are proper ways to voice those concerns and have those questions answered.
The fact that organizations like the United States Department of Justice, the NAACP and the Council on American Islamic Relations are threatening to come to our community and force us to “do the right thing,” is shameful. We should do the right thing without being forced. Now is your opportunity to take a step back and reconsider your stance on the proposed mosque.
Remember, if the mosque or any other development can’t meet the requirements, they will not be able to move forward with their plans. If they do meet the requirements, we need to welcome them. You have already driven a wedge between our community and those associated with the proposed mosque and we will all have to work to undo some of the ill will you created by your actions. There have been many times in the history of our nation where people of all ethnicities, beliefs and religious backgrounds have been embraced. It is the America we all know and love.
I have been asked by mayors of the municipalities in Newton County to contact you with our requests. Let me be clear, these are the thoughts of all of the mayors in Newton County.
The mayors of the municipalities in Newton County have four requests:
1) Remove the moratorium you enacted on places of worship.
2) Set up a meeting with the leaders of the proposed mosque, county commissioners and the mayors of Newton County’s municipalities to discuss the project.
3) Following that meeting, disseminate the information learned in the meeting and assure the citizens of Newton County of the following: That due diligence will be carried out and a comprehensive plan will be created to help the Muslim community integrate into our community in a positive way, provided they meet the permitting requirements and every local law that would apply to all Americans.
4) Fully execute the permitting process in place that protects our community.
Newton County, Georgia, welcomes all people. It is the only way to move forward. Please respond to this correspondence by Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016.
Ronnie Johnston, Covington
Jerry Roseberry, Oxford
Jefferson Riley, Mansfield
Gregg Ellwanger, Newborn
Arline Chapman, Porterdale
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Mayors to Newton County government: Stop embarrassing us over mosque
The County has drawn widespread condemnation and possible scrutiny by the Department of Justice for issuing a temporary moratorium on new places of worship in response to local opposition to the project.
“The nation is watching Newton County… and we are being embarrassed by our County leaders,” reads a letter penned by Covington Mayor Ronnie Johnston and signed by the other four mayors. ” … You have already driven a wedge between our community and those associated with the proposed mosque and we will all have to work to undo some of the ill will you created by your actions.”
On Monday, the county commission held two back-to-back “town hall” meetings to discuss the project, even though there was nothing for the commission to vote on as the congregation that bought the property last year has yet to submit plans or apply for any building permits. The majority of speakers came out against the mosque citing concerns over terrorism and the ability of Muslims to assimilate into the community. Some said Islam was a “death cult” and speculated that the congregation would try to impose Sharia law on Newton County. Although county officials said the meetings were a platform for citizens to ask questions about the project, no one from the mosque was present and the imam of the the Doraville-based congregation said he was never contacted by the county.
“It’s not that they invited us: You come to this public meeting, you are welcome,” Imam Mohammad Islam told the AJC this week. “I believe that instead of going there, let the situation calm down, we will start talking, hopefully we will come to (common) ground. We are here, we want peace.”
In their letter, the mayors made four requests: Remove the moratorium on places of worship; set up a meeting with the leaders of the proposed mosque; assure the citizens of Newton County that due diligence will be carried out; and fully execute the permitting process in place that protects our community.
“Remember, if the mosque or any other development can’t meet the requirements, they will not be able to move forward with their plans,” Johnston wrote. “If they do meet the requirements, we need to welcome them.”
The other signatories are Jerry Roseberry, mayor of Oxford; Jefferson Riley, mayor of Mansfield; Gregg Ellwanger, mayor of Newborn; and Arline Chapman, mayor of Porterdale.
A spokesperson for the county said Friday “the Board of Commissioners has taken no further action as of today concerning the moratorium placed on all places of worship.”
County Chairman Keith Ellis could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Hey y'all! Check THIS out. Talk about fraud! Straight fiction. The" letter of intent" from mr. James Fredrick Neely Jr never even mentions Al maad Al islami Incorporated.
Only Avery Community Church. His "letter-of-intent" had bad intentions written all over it. This was step number 1 in the process of getting the approval.
There never were intentions on building an Avery Community Church. It never existed and it never will exist. This letter of intent is totally false. Our commissioners have been deceived.
Only Avery Community Church. His "letter-of-intent" had bad intentions written all over it. This was step number 1 in the process of getting the approval.
There never were intentions on building an Avery Community Church. It never existed and it never will exist. This letter of intent is totally false. Our commissioners have been deceived.
Blog Administrator's Comment:
The letter states 'church' 6 times, 2 of those mentions are for "Avery Community Church and Cemetery'. Not one word about a Mosque. It can't be any clearer that Mr. Neely, Jr., is going to great lengths to promote this as a 'church' and NOT a Mosque.
Special Note: There is an Avery Place Subdivision in Covington, located across the street from the Mosque property.
Homes go for about $125,000, see: http://www.viewatlantarealestate.com/Covington/Avery_Place/
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8/25/16
Islam the religion of peace?
Letters to the Editor - Marietta Daily Journal 8/26/16
DEAR EDITOR:
I have listened to Democrats tell me Islam is a “religion of peace” for the past 15 years while Muslim terrorists murdered innocents by the thousands around the world. I finally figured out the only way to understand Islam was to read the Noble Quran, which I did. I suggest you do the same.
Here are just a few of the things I learned:
♦ The Quran never once speaks of Allah’s love for non-Muslims, but it speaks of Allah’s cruelty toward and hatred of non-Muslims hundreds of times.
♦ Muhammad said in many places that he has been “ordered by Allah to fight men until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is his messenger.” In the last nine years of his life, he ordered no less than 65 military campaigns to do exactly that.
♦ Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, had people killed for insulting him or for criticizing his religion. This included women. Muslims are told to emulate the example of Muhammad.
♦ There are over 100 verses in the Quran that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers for the sake of Islamic rule. Some are graphic, with commands to chop off heads and fingers and kill infidels wherever they may be hiding.
♦ Sharia is Islamic law. Sharia is explicitly opposed to religious freedom, freedom of conscience and the free exchange of ideas. It is violent, openly bigoted toward non-Muslims, discriminatory, and unflinchingly sexist. Large sections deal with the practice of slavery.
There you have it. You can “look it up” as they say. After reading the Noble Quran, I can assure you I am an Islamaphobic. I am also convinced NO devout Muslim (no matter how “peaceful”) could ever assimilate into American culture.
Do I still have the Constitutional freedom to express this opinion or have the Democrat progressive PC crowd taken this away?
Steve Morris
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8/25/16
Anti-Muslim fury greets proposals for U.S. mosques
Anti-Muslim residents of Georgia’s Newton County jammed into a meeting to express fears about a mosque and cemetery.
(Thanks to blogger FromATL for providing the link to this article. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/08/24/anti-muslim-fury-greets-proposals-for-us-mosques.html)
WASHINGTON—Noise, traffic, parking, the usual. When residents of Atlanta-area Newton County found out that imam Mohammad Islam was planning to build a mosque and cemetery on vacant land near a rural highway, they cited the standard list of benign objections.
Then Monday’s public meeting began, and the hundreds of people jammed into the old brick courthouse confirmed what the Muslims of Georgia already knew.
The real issue was their religion.
“I don’t want these people and these teachings in our community. Were we not watching our TV on Sept. 11, 2001? Have we lost our mind?” a man said.
“Could be an ISIS (Daesh) training camp,” a woman said.
“We have the right to protect ourselves and our country,” said a second woman.
“Eight years ago,” said a third woman, “our U.S. government got a Muslim president who has put Muslims in power.”
Mosques have been built in the U.S. since at least 1929. Most of them have gone up with little fuss. But, for the last six years, since the time of the outcry over a planned Islamic centre, two blocks from Manhattan’s Ground Zero, mosque proposals around the country have regularly been greeted with fear and fury.
In Fredericksburg, Va., last year, police had to end a public meeting after opponents called Muslims “terrorists” and Islam an “evil cult.”
In Bayonne, N.J., this summer, residents have displayed “Save Bayonne!” signs and published a newspaper ad reading “Remember 9/11!”
In Mukilteo, Wash., this spring, the head of an aerospace company started a “mosque watch-group” before apologizing.
And in Kennesaw, Ga., an hour and a half away from Newton County, the council voted in 2014 to reject a mosque amid concerns about terror and Islamic law. Facing a legal threat, it flip-flopped two weeks later.
“I think it’s recognized now that any time there’s a new proposal for a mosque or an Islamic school or a cemetery, anything to do with Islam in America, you’re going to get some degree of bigoted opposition. Sometimes small, sometimes great,” said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
The intensity of the most recent uproars is the product of a perfect demographic and political storm.
The rapid growth of America’s Islamic community of three million is driving demand for mosques in suburbs and exurbs where residents lack personal experience with Muslims.
At the same time, attacks inspired by Daesh, also known as ISIS and ISIL, have stoked suspicion of average believers.
And Republican politicians, most notably Donald Trump, have whipped up Islamophobia by suggesting that mosques are dens of nefarious activity.
A Facebook group for Newton County mosque opponents is filled with virulent anti-Muslim sentiment. In a message to the Star, though, the person behind the group, who did not give their name, insisted their main concerns are transparency, fairness, and the proposed facility’s “massive” impact on local infrastructure. “It’s not about their religion or how they pray,” they said.
And then, immediately, the person added: “We don’t know these people. Maybe they ARE peaceful. But maybe not.”
There is no indication whatsoever that they are not.
Mohammad Islam, 50, is a soft-spoken immigrant from Bangladesh who moved to Atlanta in 1994, had two American-born children, and opened a mosque in nearby DeKalb County. Over time, he managed to build a friendly relationship with Tom Owens, an aggressive conservative critic of the mosque who happens to live next door.
“I love the imam,” Owens said in an interview. “We get along good.”
Islam said he is confident he can win over Newton County, too.
“I believe we can work it out,” he said, “if we show our tolerance, that we have a positive attitude, we don’t have any ill feelings, we don’t have any grudge toward anyone. If we love and if we care for each other and we respect each other, I think we can overcome these challenges for both communities.”
The existing mosque usually draws 200 to 300 for Friday prayers, most of them low- to middle-income Bangladeshis. The Newton outrage is “normal,” Islam said, given the natural human fear of the stranger.
“We gotta calm down. Myself, I’m talking about: we, the Muslims, our community. We should calm down and just be patient, and show that we don’t want to fight. With anyone. We want peace. Even if somebody hits us, we’re not going to hit back.”
Islam noted that many of Newton’s 100,000 people are supportive. And he emphasized that the 370-square-metre mosque is actually a secondary component of his plan for the 55-hectare site — which is across the street from a Baptist church and cemetery.
The main goal, he said, is to build a body-preparation facility attached to a cemetery, which would eliminate the hassle and expense of renting space in non-Muslim funeral homes and then transporting the dead for burial. The mosque, itself, he said, would only be used when someone dies, and even then only for “five minutes.”
His reassurances have so far been ignored.
Although Newton zoning allows for a mosque and a cemetery on the site, and although federal law prohibits local governments from using land rules to infringe on religious freedom, county officials have imposed a five-week moratorium on permits for all places of worship — after concern was expressed that a mosque would make Newton a “prime area” for Arab refugees.
CAIR has alerted the federal Justice Department.
“We have the law on our side,” Hooper said, “and the opposition generally has nothing but intolerance on their side.”
Seeking to start a dialogue, Islam met Tuesday with a group of Newton residents and leaders. And CAIR’s Georgia staff plan to go to the county next weekend to run an education session on their faith.
“I’m hoping to do it at a church,” said executive director Edward Ahmed Mitchell. “I think that will keep people a little calmer.”
AMERICA’S MOSQUE CONTROVERSIES
New York City, N.Y.: Conservative media outlets helped to turn a 2009 proposal for an Islamic community centre and mosque in Manhattan, two blocks from the former site of the Twin Towers, into a national controversy over a so-called Ground Zero mosque.” Although Mayor Michael Bloomberg supported the project, it was abandoned in 2011.
Murfreesboro, Tenn.: Local officials were bombarded by anti-Muslim sentiment after a mosque was approved in the Nashville-area city in 2010. Opponents filed a lawsuit, an arsonist set fire to the construction site, a man was arrested for a bomb threat, and the state lieutenant-governor said Islam might be considered “a cult.” A federal judge finally allowed the mosque to open in 2012.
Sterling Heights, Mich.: The planning board voted 9-0 in September against a proposed mosque the city planner said was a bad fit for its location. The strongest opposition came from the city’s large community of Christian Iraqi-Americans, some of whom expressed anti-Muslim sentiment. This case also prompted a lawsuit and a Justice Department investigation.
Bernards Township, N.J.: The wealthy suburb of New York City voted in December to reject a mosque proposed by an Islamic group led by a former mayor of the township. Although the current mayor said the decision was strictly about land use, the group sued and the Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation.
Culpeper County, Va.: The county board voted 4-3 in April to reject a permit for the “pump-and-haul” septic system needed for a proposed mosque to be used by 15 people for twice-weekly prayer meetings. The board had approved 18 of the 19 previous pump-and-haul applications since 1995, including five for churches.
—Daniel Dale
Fears Of Terrorism Overtake Public Hearing About A Proposed Muslim Cemetery
Two separate meetings had to be held in order to allow 600 local residents to voice their concerns. Many spoke out against the proposed Muslim cemetery citing terrorism, ISIS, assimilation, and refugees.
Aug. 23, 2016
A Muslim cemetery in Florida Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Two hearings erupted in staunch opposition to a planned Muslim cemetery in Newton County, Georgia — 35 miles east of Atlanta — on Monday, with people raising issues such as terrorism, refugees, and ISIS.
The meetings, which were attended by 600 people and lasted three total hours,follow a vote last week that placed a five-week moratorium on any new plans or proposals for new religious structures after the commissioners and residents learned of plans to build a Muslim cemetery in the county.
A videotaped interview by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution with Teresa Standard, a Newton resident since 1966, said she worries the land will be used as an ISIS training camp. Standard said she heard that a similar plan was developed in another part of Georgia and now “has nothing but barns and ISIS training camps.”
A videotaped interview by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution with Teresa Standard, a Newton resident since 1966, said she worries the land will be used as an ISIS training camp. Standard said she heard that a similar plan was developed in another part of Georgia and now “has nothing but barns and ISIS training camps.”
“I am totally against everything they represent because I believe in God and the Holy Bible,” Standard said.
“I do not want to see our country turn into a totally Muslim community which has happened in other cities and towns that have allowed it,” she continued, adding that, “I’m sure there are some good peaceful Muslims in the group that’s doing this but with the world situation, I have no way of knowing which ones are safe and which ones are not.”
“And they all dress similar. I don’t know what they’re up to and i don’t like it in my county,” Standard said.The initial permit for the Muslim cemetery was approved more than a year ago. Since then, no other plans or proposals have been submitted by the group behind the cemetery.
Many of the comments at the hearing — the vast majority of which focused on religion and terrorism, with other comments touching on concerns of traffic, property values, and noise — were often followed by raucous applause and cheers.
Last week, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Georgia chapter of the NAACP, the ACLU of Georgia, and 20 other non-profits and Muslim organizations called on the Department of Justice to investigate Newton County for religious discrimination.
Last week, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Georgia chapter of the NAACP, the ACLU of Georgia, and 20 other non-profits and Muslim organizations called on the Department of Justice to investigate Newton County for religious discrimination.
The moratorium, which was approved unanimously last week by Newton’s Board of Commissioners, is not retroactive and only applies to new religious structures, despite numerous reports to the contrary last week.
County Commissioner John Douglas, who called for the motion for the five-week moratorium, brought up the resettling of Muslim refugees in the country a concern in another WXIA news report last week.
Douglas fended off calls for his resignation, and eventually apologized last year when it was revealed that he wrote a racist comment on a picture on Facebook that showed an African-American woman showing her middle finger while appearing to wipe her buttocks with an American flag.
“It’s hard for folks like me and most of you tonight to draw the line between innocent Muslims and radical Muslims since they all claim to serve the same God and they all claim to follow the same book,” said another man who spoke at the meeting.
Mohammad Islam, an Imam of the Al Maad Al Islami Mosque in Doraville, Georgia, and the man behind the proposed cemetery, told Atlanta affiliate Fox 5 that the cemetery would serve mostly Bangladeshi middle to lower income Muslims for burials.
“We will pray. It’s probably five minutes. Not five minutes, three minutes…our prayer is three to five minutes. We’ll bury and we’ll come back,” Islam said of what would occur at the proposed cemetery when burials occur.
“There is no camp,” Islam said, slightly laughing at his own statement when asked of resident fears of an ISIS camp.
A Facebook group called “STOP the Mosque Newton County Ga.,” (https://www.facebook.com/stopnewtonmosque/?fref=ts) has garnered over 700 likes and has been actively posting news stories, real and fake, about terrorism, Muslims, Islam and refugees, in addition to the occasional hate speech.
Link to this Buzz Feed article is:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/talalansari/fears-of-terrorism-overtake-public-hearing-about-a-proposed?utm_term=.hl4JPxnvK#.tvYE981l0
Link to this Buzz Feed article is:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/talalansari/fears-of-terrorism-overtake-public-hearing-about-a-proposed?utm_term=.hl4JPxnvK#.tvYE981l0
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Note - The direct link for the below article is:
https://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/georgia-135-acre-mega-mosque-complex-calls-itself-a-church/
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Georgia: 135-Acre Mega Mosque Complex Called Itself a “Church”…To Fool Citizens?
Posted on August 24, 2016 by creeping
…or to fool the city? For years mosque-building Muslims have been waging a zoning jihad – breaking, violating and outright ignoring zoning laws across the U.S. With absolutely zero consequences. In fact, Obama’s DOJ has acted as mosque enforcer.
“…I will leave it up to people in the community to decide for themselves why it was called the Avery Community Church and Cemetery until last week” ~ District 1 Commissioner John Douglas
Hundreds were at a Monday night meeting in Newton County about a proposed Muslim worship center and burial facility there.
The historic Covington Courthouse was packed for two back-to-back meetings.
Most were opposed to the purchase of 135 acres along Highway 162 by a mostly Bangladeshi mosque based in Doraville.
When Newton County resident Edmond Hall took to the podium he called the people gathered the “silent majority.”
Then he spoke about the proposed facility.
“I don’t want these people and these teachings in our community. Were we not watching our TV on Sept. 11, 2001. Have we lost our mind? Have we lost our common sense here?” said Hall.
Many people said they were scared the new mosque would lead to attacks similar to recent mass shootings in Paris and Orlando, Florida.
A few people in support of the proposed Muslim facility called the comparison to mass attacks “hateful.”
“When I heard that there is a mosque built there I was excited,” said Zouhir Fakir, a Muslim who’s lived in Newton County for eight years, “something nice, you feel like you belong here. There is a place where you can go worship and maybe meet other Muslims and stuff. But then when I heard the reaction from other people I was surprised.”
The Doraville mosque already has an administrative permit for the 135 acres it owns. But last week, the county commission instituted a five week moratorium on building any new religious facilities.
Civil rights groups have threatened a lawsuit against the county for religious discrimination.
Imam Mohammad Islam, the leader of the Doraville mosque that purchased the property in Newton County, was not at the public meeting Monday night.
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, executive director of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), has been working closely with Islam following response to the proposal for the new facility.
Mitchell said the Doraville mosque received advice “it would be better and safer” for Muslims not to attend the meeting.
“We think it would safer to let the crowd there say what they want in that environment, and then let church and community leaders meet privately with the leadership of the mosque to ask any questions they have and to dialogue in a safe and protected environment,” said Mitchell.
Georgia CAIR and the Georgia branch of the NAACP were scheduled to hold a press conference Tuesday regarding their request that the U.S. Department of Justice Investigate Newton County over the moratorium.
New reader’s should be alerted to the fact that CAIR is a terrorist front group listed as an Islamic terror organization in the UAE.
The back story and how the mosque mislead or kept the project a secret from citizens, via Newton Commissioners put mosque, places of worship on hold
The five-week moratorium, proposed by District 1 Commissioner John Douglas, in whose district the mosque would be built, was designed to give the county’s planning staff time to review zoning provisions and the current trend toward “campus-style, multi-service facilities” for places of worship.
The county’s current zoning ordinance allows places of worship in all zoning categories in the county, provided the project meets minimum requirements of the ordinance.
The county’s current zoning ordinance allows places of worship in all zoning categories in the county, provided the project meets minimum requirements of the ordinance.
Douglas told commissioners that the moratorium is in line with his previous opposition to “excessive development in the first district.” Douglas said he had opposed development of 1,500 houses in Stanton Springs, opposed the higher-density Autumn Trace subdivision on U.S. Highway 278, opposed expansion of a trucking terminal at the Hub Junction and delayed a decision on development of a regional ag center until a public meeting was held to answer neighbors’ questions.
“I have made it a point to work to keep the first district mostly rural and small town because the people who live in east and south Newton came here for that reason,” said Douglas. “There they love the quality of life we have in that area, the low crime rate, the lack of congestion and traffic and the ability just to get away from the big city when they go home.”
Residents in the area where the mosque has been proposed have said they are concerned about the increased noise and congestion that would come with the project.
Plans for the 135-acre tract include 5 acres set aside for the mosque and another 10.5 acres allocated for the cemetery and a burial preparation accessory facility. The plan includes an additional 15 acres for future cemetery expansion, 28 acres for a future school operated by the church, 21 acres for residential uses, and 4.8 acres for open space.
Plans for the 135-acre tract include 5 acres set aside for the mosque and another 10.5 acres allocated for the cemetery and a burial preparation accessory facility. The plan includes an additional 15 acres for future cemetery expansion, 28 acres for a future school operated by the church, 21 acres for residential uses, and 4.8 acres for open space.
Douglas also last week said he was greatly concerned that he and other commissioners were in the dark about plans for the mosque and related facilities, even though the land was sold to Al Maad Al Islami Inc., a Doraville non-profit organization, a year ago.
In response to questions from Douglas, County Manager Lloyd Kerr told commissioners that the mosque development proposal was presented to Development Services in June 2015 by attorney Phil Johnson. At that time, the place of worship was referred to as Avery Community Church and Cemetery. Kerr said Development Services was not aware that the project was a mosque and not a community church until county officials met with the project engineer on Aug. 8.
“Let me say that it is absolutely legal to call the project anything they want to call it, but I will leave it up to people in the community to decide for themselves why it was called the Avery Community Church and Cemetery until last week,” said Douglas. “For the record, Avery Place is a subdivision across Highway 162 from this development site.”
However, in a statement released Thursday, attorney Johnson, who was not at Tuesday night’s meeting, said the Department of Development Services was never misled. Johnson said it was specifically discussed “that no embalming would take place in the burial preparation facility because of the customs and practices of the Islamic faith … ” at the time that he hand-delivered the petition for an Administrative Use Permit to the department. That permit was approved in June 2015.
Johnson stated that Douglas’s questioning of Kerr was designed to “indict me for misrepresentation in John’s mischief and grandstanding. What is baffling is why Lloyd participated in this charade.”
Johnson further stated that the Department of Development Services had no choice but to approve the Administrative Use Permit based on its own ordinance, “which clearly provides that the term House of Worship in its code includes every conceivable religious house of worship in its definition, including specifically a mosque.” The full text of Johnson’s statement is available on the Newton Citizen website at http://bit.ly/2bEzo63.
Al Maad Al Islami purchased the proposed mosque site, which is comprised of two tracts, from Neely Farms Family Limited Partnership in August 2015 for $675,900. The organization already owns and operates a mosque and school on Woodwin Road in Doraville.
A letter of intent from Neely Farms Family dated May 28, 2015, outlined plans for the property. According to the letter, the site plan “reflects a future school site for a church operated school when the church is strong enough to accommodate such an addition.”
Kerr has said that adding a school to the site would require a conditional use permit from Development Services.
When the five-week moratorium is up, Douglas said he expects the board will either have an ordinance amendment to consider, the moratorium could be extended or it will be allowed to expire.
We’re told that a reporter asked the mosque’s imam why he needs to build such a large mosque and facilities and the cleric replied that he is expecting thousands of Muslims from Bangladesh. The reporter asked him if he knew absolutely they are coming and the cleric replied yes. (if anyone has video of that local tv report please leave a link in the comments).
IMPORTANT CORRECTION:
After direct confirmation with the Imam (cleric) of Al-Maad Al-Islami, he negated the above statement that ‚he is expecting thousands of Muslims from Bangladesh…‘ Is false and it was falsely attributed to him, and there were no interview with any reporter which he claimed of such.
IMPORTANT CORRECTION:
After direct confirmation with the Imam (cleric) of Al-Maad Al-Islami, he negated the above statement that ‚he is expecting thousands of Muslims from Bangladesh…‘ Is false and it was falsely attributed to him, and there were no interview with any reporter which he claimed of such.
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Here's another article that came from a member who seemingly visited the mosque last Tuesday in the meeting. This gives another perspective to the story and I thought I might link it here.
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https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/08/24/anti-muslim-fury-greets-proposals-for-us-mosques.html
DeleteAppreciate your providing the links, one I put up. Again, thanks for the assist. Bill Harris
DeleteAnd here's a peek at what most people have been curious about concerning the meeting that had taken place in Doraville mosque last Tuesday when Newton County members went to visit. There's been plenty of exposure of what took place in the Monday meeting in Newton, thought people would be curious with how this particular meeting might've went.
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(And you're welcome sir, this blog's made it much easier to get access to the latest updates so it'a a pleasure to help)
Could not get the photos in the article reproduced, but put in link so folks could go take a look if they were interested.
ReplyDeletePhew… It took me long to read it out but I am glad I have read it. It is worth reading and sharing with others. Thank you for sharing this post with us and keep posting more porducts
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