[Natural Law]

I sympathize with Farmer Baker. The story didn't mention it, but the neighborhood is going to be driven nuts by the "call to prayer" wailing out of loudspeakers five time a day. I travel to Malaysia a lot on business and even in the best hotels I have to put up with that. If I had to put up with that in my neighborhood I would probably have pig feces throwing contests in the general direction of the mosque.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

The story didn't mention it, but the neighborhood is going to be driven nuts by the "call to prayer" wailing out of loudspeakers five time a day.

Exactly right. Should NOT be tolerated. Imposition of one's religion on others. Raze 'em.

[rabscuttle385]

But of course, in Fairfax County, Virginia, the local government told a church to stop tolling its bells because neighbors were "annoyed" by the noise.

[Mr_Tiki]

The story didn't mention it, but the neighborhood is going to be driven nuts by the "call to prayer" wailing out of loudspeakers five time a day.

Not true! Mosques in western countries do not use loadspeakers for the call for prayer. You can check that anywhere in the US or in Europe. However, the bigger distraction would be sudden crowd and parking problems on the big religious occassions, where you get lots of people suddenly turning up to the mosque for prayer one day without prior warning to the neighbors.

[texson66]

But...but...but Mr Oblahma sez that call to prayer is “the prettiest sound int the world at sunset”!</sarcasm off>