Wouldn’t it be way less intrusive for all observant Muslims to carry a personal communication device that is set on “vibrate” when the hour of prayer is at hand? Those of us who are NOT Muslim, and never intend to be, would find this a much better public-relations tactic than blasting out an overwhelming cacaphony at fixed intervals.
There is something militaristic and totalitarian about these “calls to prayer” being broadcast in the public square.
Wouldn’t it be better to bring back Richard the Lionhearted and post his image, bill-board style, at the entrance to each city in America?
They could, but that's not the point
The purpose of the call to prayer, and the tall minarets, is to mark all the territory within hearing of the call and sight of the minaret as being Muslim territory, and to indicate to all infidels within range that they are in Muslim turf
“Those of us who are NOT Muslim, and never intend to be, would find this a much better public-relations tactic than blasting out an overwhelming cacaphony at fixed intervals.”
This is exactly what they want - upset the American non-muslims and change the culture of this nation. America, your goose is cooked.
And they won’t have to worry about public-relations; they know that we will lose that battle anyway as we bend backwards and forwards fawning over Islam. And these are the so-called ‘moderates’ among the Muslims.
Hey dude, they have these things called clocks. You know, big hand, little hand, second hand...
Oh, that’s right... mindset still stuck in the 7th century. Obviously they can’t tell time yet. Need some screaming meemie with a loudspeaker to holler at them.
Seems to me . . . some Christian high tech wizards
need to get the sound engineers to work and create a file to play from all the surrounding steeples . . .
the reverse sound waves precisely of the call to prayer . . . rendering them silent.