Monday, April 26, 2004

Noise Pollution Or?

Daniel Medley, over at Lobowalk brings to my attention a story out of Hamatrack, Michigan regarding Muslim calls to prayer.  I was aware that the Muslims had requested permission to broadcast the five times daily call to prayer, over loud speakers, and now the Hamatrack city council has approved the request.  Daniel, like myself, doesn’t really want to have to hear this five times per day.  And the writer of the linked article definitely doesn’t want to hear the Muslim call to obesiance five times per day.  But think about this.  In my neck of the woods, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I can hear church bells peeling, or sacred music, twice per day emanating from various steeples.  Is there any difference?  To the best of my knowledge, the churches from which these sounds waft across the city, never asked permission.

Posted by John Venlet on 04/26 at 07:54 AM
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