Fire at proposed Tenn. mosque site...coincidence??

gimmesometruth27

is this coincidental????


Fire at proposed Tenn. mosque site probed by feds

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100830/ap_ ... _site_fire

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Supporters from across the country have called to give encouragement to a suburban Nashville mosque where a fire was the latest setback for a planned new building, officials said Sunday.

Authorities told mosque officials that four pieces of heavy construction equipment on the site were doused with an accelerant and one set ablaze, said Camie Ayash, spokeswoman for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. Federal investigators have not ruled it arson, saying only that the fire was being probed and asked the public to call in tips. Earlier, Ayash said that gasoline was poured on the equipment but later backed off that statement.

"No threats, not at all," since the fire, Ayash told The Associated Press. "We've had a tremendous amount of calls of support."

American Muslim leaders say the furor over the building of a mosque near ground zero has emboldened opposition groups to resist new mosques elsewhere.

Some say they oppose them because of infrastructure and traffic problems. Others have implied that the mosque would be a haven for terrorists.

The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro's planned expansion has drawn increasingly vehement opposition from the community in recent weeks. The proposed center on 15 acres would serve some 250 families.

Digging had begun at the site where a sign that marks it as the future Islamic Center of Murfreesboro has been vandalized twice in the past several months. But Ayash said the fire "makes everybody really on edge."

Ayash said Islamic Center officials were contacted by the sheriff's department around 4 a.m. Saturday. Someone walking by called in the fire to 911 about 1:30 a.m.

Rutherford County resident Kevin Fisher has led protests against the mosque he says because of zoning issues, parking, traffic and a lack of transparency in the county's planning approval process. He issued a statement Saturday to the Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro.

"We in this community believe strongly in the rule of law, and choose to settle our disagreements through peaceful deliberations and discussion, not vigilantism. ... We who stand in opposition to this mosque have made our concerns known through proper legal channels and have conducted ourselves with dignity, respect and out of a spirit of love for our community, and we will continue to do so."

catefrances

where accelerant is used there is no coincidence.

gimmesometruth27

i was asking if it ws conicidence that there were protests there last week, now there is a fire.

the article says they were doused, but the feds have not called it arson. if the equipment was doused and set ablaze, how is that not arson???

catefrances

oh ok then. i dont believe in coincidence.

the feds arent calling it arson cause theyre hedging their bets... either that or they dont have the balls to call it.

gimmesometruth27

i think it is fairly obvious that is was arson just based on the fact that an accelerant was used. i think it is only going to make those that are against this mosque look like extremists and i think it will hurt their cause.

catefrances

what cause would that be i wonder.... intolerance???

Nittany1bn

i like how the opposition's statement calls it "vigilantism" as if it's somehow illegal to build a mosque and the arsonists are dishing out some kind of justice.

South of Seattle

catefrances wrote:

what cause would that be i wonder.... intolerance???

Religion.

Cosmo

I suppose they should have expected it... building is so close to 'Ground Zero' and all. They need to have more respect for the people who died on 9/11.
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Note to The Sarcastically Impaired: It is called, 'sarcasm'.

cajunkiwi

Waaaaaaaiiiiiiittt a minute... isn't America the most tolerant nation in the world when it comes to Muslims?

Prfctlefts? I'm looking in your direction... lol

haffajappa

Nittany1bn wrote:

i like how the opposition's statement calls it "vigilantism" as if it's somehow illegal to build a mosque and the arsonists are dishing out some kind of justice.

Just the new America Superhero on another day's work.
Bigot Boy... out to save America from decency, one mosque at a time.

fuck

this fire clearly has nothing to do with the religion... just the location

Cosmo

haffajappa wrote:

Just the new America Superhero on another day's work.
Bigot Boy... out to save America from decency, one mosque at a time.

...
Able to burn down an Al Qaeda Victory Terrorist Trainning Camp (a.k.a Islamic Cultural Center) that is way too close to 'Ground Zero' with a single match*.
...
* along with two quarts of Kingsford Charcoal lighter fluid... and a couple of road flares.

haffajappa

Cosmo wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

Just the new America Superhero on another day's work.
Bigot Boy... out to save America from decency, one mosque at a time.

...
Able to burn down an Al Qaeda Victory Terrorist Trainning Camp (a.k.a Islamic Cultural Center) that is way too close to 'Ground Zero' with a single match*.
...
* along with two quarts of Kingsford Charcoal lighter fluid... and a couple of road flares.

♫ Bigot Boy, Bigot Boy...
Vigilance from terrorist ploys...

Makes a fire, any size...
Saving us, from the bad guys...

LOOK OUTTTT here come's the bigot boyyy ♫

catefrances

_outlaw wrote:

this fire clearly has nothing to do with the religion... just the location

clearly. :roll:

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haffajappa wrote:

♫ Bigot Boy, Bigot Boy...
Vigilance from terrorist ploys...

Makes a fire, any size...
Saving us, from the bad guys...

LOOK OUTTTT here come's the bigot boyyy ♫

:(

Commy

what worries me in new york with all this opposition......say they build the cultural center...what happens to the protestors? are tehy done, defeated? or do the go this route and start lighting things on fire or exploding them?




islamaphobia could lead to violence. the news stations lighting the fuel need wake up.

Gary Carter

Commy wrote:

what worries me in new york with all this opposition......say they build the cultural center...what happens to the protestors? are tehy done, defeated? or do the go this route and start lighting things on fire or exploding them?




islamaphobia could lead to violence. the news stations lighting the fuel need wake up.

they go this route and sadly it will happen

chime

The 'Ground Zero Mosque' is now making the news here in the UK.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... ero-mosque

Commy

chime wrote:

The 'Ground Zero Mosque' is now making the news here in the UK.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... ero-mosque

tell them its not a mosque and it isn't at ground zero. all religions are welcome to preach there

chime

Commy wrote:

chime wrote:

The 'Ground Zero Mosque' is now making the news here in the UK.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... ero-mosque

tell them its not a mosque and it isn't at ground zero. all religions are welcome to preach there

Did you read the article? What you've written is basically what the article says.