sharia unveiled posted: "All photos courtesy of: AP | Daily Mail
Farmersville locals say cemetery is way for Muslims to get foothold in town
Considering 35-acre request from the Islamic Association of Collin County
Residents are trying to convince community lead" Respond to this post by
replying above this line
New post on *sharia unveiled*
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/author/shariaunveiled/> Texans Vow
to ‘..Cover Land in Pig’s Blood..’ to Prevent Proposed Muslim
Cemetery Construction
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/texans-vow-to-cover-land-in-pigs-blood-to-prevent-proposed-muslim-cemetery-construction/>
by
sharia unveiled
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/author/shariaunveiled/>
[image: Texas Muslim Cemetery 1]
<https://shariaunveiled.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/texas-muslim-cemetery-1.jpg>*All
photos courtesy of: AP <http://www.ap.org/> | Daily Mail
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html>*
- *Farmersville locals say cemetery is way for Muslims to get foothold
in town*
- *Considering 35-acre request from the Islamic Association of Collin
County*
- *Residents are trying to convince community leaders to block the
project*
- *Some of town's 3,000 residents spoke at City Council meeting this
month*
- *Woman said cemetery idea was 'appalling' and man threatened to 'dump
pigs' blood and put pig heads on a post' so Muslims 'won’t buy the land'*
- *Anti-Muslim distrust brewing in parts of Texas since deadly May
shooting in Garland outside a cartoon contest lampooning the Prophet
Muhammad*
- *Some have said project presents health risks because Muslims don't
traditionally bury their dead in caskets which burial experts call nonsense*
by, AP <http://www.ap.org/> | Daily Mail
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html> | h/t Glen Roberts @ Trop
<http://thereligionofpeace.com/>
Muslims say they're looking for a place to bury their dead but locals in
Farmersville say it's a plot to gain a foothold in their small Texas town
and are threatening to stop the plan by using pig parts. A proposal to
bring a Muslim cemetery to the rural town has stoked fears among residents
who are vehemently trying to convince community leaders to block the
project. The sentiment reflects an anti-Muslim distrust that has been
brewing over the last year in parts of Texas, most notably 25 miles away in
Garland - the scene of a deadly May shooting outside a cartoon contest
lampooning the Prophet Muhammad.
*Video courtesy of: CAIRtv
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFYW2x6hlPQsAjhzfX5F6ug>* 'The concern
for us is the radical element of Islam,' David Meeks, the pastor of
Bethlehem Baptist Church, told The Dallas Morning News. He said he thinks
the cemetery would be the first step toward a broader Muslim expansion in
town. 'How can we stop a mosque or madrassa training center from going in
there?' he asked, referring to a type of Islamic school. The issue is
flaring up as Farmersville leaders consider a 35-acre development request
from the Islamic Association of Collin County, which faces a shortage of
space to bury members of its faith. During a City Council meeting earlier
this month, some of the town's 3,000 or so residents spoke out against
establishing the Muslim cemetery in Farmersville's extraterritorial
jurisdiction, the Farmersville Times
<http://farmersvilletimes.com/2015/07/09/muslim-cemetery-residents-want-it-dead/>
reported. A woman who lives adjacent to where the proposed project would
break ground called the idea of bringing the cemetery into the community
'appalling'. Another attendee, Gwen Kakaska, also told her concerns to the
Planning and Zoning Commission. She said: 'I do not want my child
indoctrinated toward their religion. 'I do not want to be constantly in
view of a mosque. 'We do not want this to be a Muslim dumping ground.' In
addition to speaking out at meetings, other town residents have organized
and are making threats about what will happen if the plan goes any farther,
according to CBS Dallas-Forth Worth
<http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/07/14/collin-county-residents-condemn-proposal-for-muslim-cemetery/>
. One man told the station that if they 'dump pigs' blood and put pig heads
on a post' then the Muslims 'won’t buy the land'.
[image: Muslim Cemetery Texas]
<https://shariaunveiled.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/texas-muslim-cemetery-2.jpg>
Although the area already has a Buddhist center and Mormon church,
residents showed up in force at a recent town meeting to oppose allowing a
Muslim cemetery, which would include an open-air pavilion and small retail
component that would run along a busy highway through town. 'There's just a
basic concern or distrust about the cemetery coming into town,' said Mayor
Joe Helmberger, who calls the townspeople's worries unwarranted. He said
the cemetery would be approved as long as the town's development standards
are met, pointing out that the US was founded on religious freedom and that
the association is simply trying to secure a burial site. Concerns over
Muslim cemeteries gained national attention in 2010 when the town of Sidney
Center in New York voted to investigate how Muslims were burying their
dead. The
issue was quickly dropped after local leaders received widespread
criticism. Many
residents of Farmersville, a predominantly white community of approximately
3,500 residents about 35 miles northeast of Dallas, are pushing their
leaders to take a similar stand. Some oppose the project because it would
attract Muslims, while others expressed concern that Muslim burial
practices - Muslims traditionally don't bury their dead in caskets - would
present health risks for residents. 'When somebody dies, they bury them at
that time,' Farmersville resident Troy Gosnell told KTVT-TV. 'You don't
know whether they were shot, diseased or anything else. All they do is wrap
them in a sheet, throw them in the grave and bury them.' Burial experts
dismiss such concerns and comments as nonsense.
[image: Muslim Cemetery Texas]
<https://shariaunveiled.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/texas-muslim-cemetery-3.jpg>
Khalil Abdur-Rashid, a spokesman for the Islamic association, said
misinformation and confusion are fueling critics. He said shrouded bodies
would be placed in caskets and entombed in vaults underground, and that the
plans for the cemetery have more to do with 'human dignity' than
religion. 'Some
thought it was a mosque going to be built, others thought it was a training
ground,' Abdur-Rashid told WFAA-TV. 'We want to be very clear that this is
a cemetery.' There are about five Muslim cemeteries in North Texas and they
have little remaining space, so the association needs more land for burial,
said Alia Salem, executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the
Council on American-Islamic Relations. Salem told The Associated Press that
state rules limit the places where a new cemetery can be placed, and
Farmersville was one of the few options open to the association. The
purchase of the land was completed this week, she said. 'We do want to take
this opportunity to address misconceptions,' she said, explaining that in
many cases residents are simply seeking answers. 'The questions about what
this means for them, that's legitimate.'
- - -
Related Video: First Sharia Law Tribunal Now Operating in Texas
*Video courtesy of: CBN News
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYI_ychRnL7sJrG6PUSBpQA>*
source
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3167262/Texas-residents-condemn-plan-Muslim-cemetery.html>
*sharia unveiled
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/author/shariaunveiled/>* | July 21,
2015 at 12:25 pm | Tags: America
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=america>, CAIR
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=cair>, Cemetery
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=cemetery>, Farmersville
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=farmersville>, Islam
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=islam>, islamic
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=islamic>, Islamic Association of
Collin County
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=islamic-association-of-collin-county>,
Jihad <https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=jihad>, Koran
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=koran>, Muhammad
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=muhammad>, muslim
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=muslim>, Obama
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=obama>, Persecution
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=persecution>, Qur'an
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=quran>, Sharia Law
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=sharia-law>, terrorism
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=terrorism>, Texas
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?tag=texas> | Categories:
Uncategorized <https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/?cat=1> | URL:
http://wp.me/p2eeoq-5dX
Comment
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/texans-vow-to-cover-land-in-pigs-blood-to-prevent-proposed-muslim-cemetery-construction/#respond>
See all comments
<https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/texans-vow-to-cover-land-in-pigs-blood-to-prevent-proposed-muslim-cemetery-construction/#comments>
Unsubscribe
<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=eaced905935c28c895fe4e47a2730614&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=LLqmt%2FY.zeyN%25eBmCtW%7C8v6ptafbrdTSmueKM%3Fsh%2Bc-KfwbvR%3Dd>
to no longer receive posts from sharia unveiled.
Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions
<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=eaced905935c28c895fe4e47a2730614&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>.
*Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser:
https://shariaunveiled.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/texans-vow-to-cover-land-in-pigs-blood-to-prevent-proposed-muslim-cemetery-construction/
Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com>
--
--
Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups.
For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
* Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/
* It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls.
* Read the latest breaking news, and more.
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"PoliticalForum" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
