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December 10, 2015 at 9:10 AM #792423
dumbrenter
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Here is something that is relevant to this topic:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/for-the-first-majority-muslim-us-city-residents-tense-about-its-future/2015/11/21/45d0ea96-8a24-11e5-be39-0034bb576eee_story.html

I think the author is reasonably balanced (I guess the author would have to these days, in order not to be accused of being a racist and not get a job in this business again).

But that aside, it will be interesting to see how beer, pork and 5-time call for prayer to the faithful can coexist for any reasonable amount of time.
Don’t sell your homes and flee Del Sur yet, we are far, far away from Beirut like situation, but at least be aware of how these things start.

Politically, as incorrect as it may be, it will be interesting to watch how the American society deals with the aggressiveness of the third abrahamic disease. Till now we managed to keep the church reasonably away from government, but will this survive this new challenge?
No country that is officially christian/jew/moslem has ever allowed a minority, even if it just a slight variant to peacefully exist (forget survive & thrive)

You can see how it starts and the kinds of emotions that are used:
Few guys in population: keep a low profile.
2%: Hey, can’t we all co-exist? use the liberals and sympathizers for your cause
10%: We are here, deal with us.
20%: start pushing the boundaries, open call for prayer, open display of numbers
35%: Welcome to Beirut (or Rome or Byzantium). All over!

The OP expressed a fear, and proposed a crude solution that invited the snarky and bully-like responses. I am just restating that in a slightly different way and using more words.
Do we have the will to handle this challenge that is coming our way? Is what the EU countries are doing the right way? Maybe Trump’s way is the way? I don’t know.

I can live right next to a mormon church and consume huge quantities of caffeine and alcohol without the need to do it discreetly. I don’t have to listen to their call for prayer, and they don’t lobby the local government to restrict my right to consume beverages/drugs of my choice.
There is a positive correlation between where they are and the property values which I see it as an economic benefit.
Can we honestly say the same about the moslem churches or their centers next door?
No need to shout someone down for just asking that question.