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| Detroit church to be reborn as a mosque |
| 2006-11-07 |
| As a child, Mary Ann Rice considered Our Lady Help of Christians Church a second home. A daughter of Polish immigrants, she attended its elementary school and worshipped there in Masses said in her native tongue. After 83 years, the church will celebrate its final Mass on Sunday and become the first church in the Archdiocese of Detroit sold to a mosque. It will cater to a new crop of immigrants -- from Bangladesh, primarily. "It's going to hurt," said Rice, 68. "There are a lot of memories there. But you've got to go with the times." The Islamic Center of North Detroit has a purchase agreement with the Archdiocese of Detroit for Our Lady Help of Christians' five buildings, which tentatively are planned to be used for an Islamic community center, larger worship space and possibly a school. The conversion of the Detroit buildings, on the Hamtramck border, from church to Muslim center underscores how much the community's makeup has changed. Long-entrenched Catholic churches have had to downsize as their congregations moved to the suburbs and other immigrant groups moved in. The pending sale of the building to a mosque is a first for the Archdiocese of Detroit, though it has already leased one of its properties to Muslims. Officials declined to say where. More at the link. |
| Posted by:Ulolush Phetle1960 |
| #6 We really should get control of our country back. First, completely destroy the dhimmocrat party, then issue orders to the repubs on how to proceed. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-11-07 12:45 |
| #5 Welcome to Hamtramack, America's first Islamic city. A buddy of mine went to Hamtramack (as a Christian) on a mission trip. He came back telling of the calls for prayer from the mosque loudspeakers everywhere there. I knew Detroit metro was muzzie central, but I was astonished that this could be going on in America. I wonder if the Archdiocese has someone sweep for weapons in their leased church space too? Ya know, it's a "protected house of worship." |
| Posted by: BA 2006-11-07 09:22 |
| #4 Trojan Horses everywhere. Yep. They'll take this country as easily as they took Thailand. And a majority of the sheeple will be astonished, if they manage to tear themselves away from Survivor or American Idol long enough to notice. Kill your TV! |
| Posted by: Mick Dundee 2006-11-07 08:54 |
| #3 Better to burn it down and salt the earth. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2006-11-07 07:46 |
| #2 This happens in France too, thanks to dhimmi catholic hierarchy, and there was a proposition to do this on a greater scale. Keep in mind that islma is most certainly the 1st practiced religion in France. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-11-07 06:12 |
| #1 Trojan Horses everywhere. |
| Posted by: closedanger@hotmail.com 2006-11-07 00:23 |