Mosques in America
September 11, 2014
Islamic Center of Orange County
THE number of mosques in America has grown dramatically since 9-11. According to USA Today, it rose by 74 percent between 2000 and 2010, with a total that year of 2,106. Wikipedia has a partial list.
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Sage McLaughln writes:
This is something of a tangential point, but it occurred to me when looking at the photograph of the mosque in this entry.
The typical Catholic Church building, as built and “renovated” since the Second Vatican Council, would convert very seamlessly to a mosque, with relatively little effort or further renovations required. The Protestant-inspired iconoclasm of the post-Conciliar church has made most Catholic chapels into bare, uninspired, desolate multi-purpose buildings that can be easily converted into either a cafeteria hall or a mosque with equal efficiency.
And really, isn’t that the whole point? The overriding ideological imperative of the post-Conciliar Church is ecumenism, understood in the broadest possible sense. It’s entire orientation is toward its own emptying and hollowing out, extruding all that which is identifiably Catholic so as to be replaced by whatever alternative force might fill its emptiness.
The children of Islam will be more than happy to occupy the void left by the Church’s self-immolation, and are explicit in their intention to do so. Just as explicit is the enthusiasm of the ecclesiastical authorities’ for this change.
Laura writes:
Unfortunately some of the older churches built before the liturgical revolution and the new theology’s impoverishment of Catholic architecture have been turned into mosques, or are about to become mosques. Two recent examples are the Church of St. John (top below) in St. Paul, Minnesota, built in 1886, and Holy Trinity Church in Syracuse (bottom). But in those cases, the imperative of Vatican II is still at work. For one, the churches were sold because many fewer people were going to them. As evidence of the ecumenical drive you mention, notice the comment by the Rev. Mike Byron of nearby St. Cecilia’s parish:
Byron is glad the building will at least continue as a house of faith.
“There’s clearly a need in the neighborhood to acknowledge a significantly Muslim population that’s been living here. I look forward to collaborating with them on matters of mutual concern. They’re our neighbors,” he said.
What an idiotic thing to say.
The next step is for “Catholics” to become Muslims to prove how open they are. This is sort of like the Crusades in reverse.
By the way, Mr. Byron’s comments are lacking in true charity toward Muslims.
A Despairing Catholic writes:
I googled the name of the Rev. Mike Byron and the location and came up with this link.
I hope it is not the same priest, considering this man’s work in the seminary.
Laura writes:
Interesting.
No despair allowed here!!
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