Comments on: Colliding Freedoms: The Adhan in Oxford http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/ Dissecting What You Choose to Ignore Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:30:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Mac http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35208 Mac Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:21:21 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35208 Like I said, there are alternative ways to summon the faithful... whether it's pager, cellphone, whatever... There's no reason for the noise. Like I said, there are alternative ways to summon the faithful… whether it’s pager, cellphone, whatever… There’s no reason for the noise. ]]> By: Emilia Liz http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35206 Emilia Liz Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:43:22 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35206 Dear Mac, I guess regarding secularists and atheists, some of them may not like the message of the adhan, but in a free society we all may read/hear/see things with a message (be it religious, political, etc.) that might bother us. I suppose my main opposition to the adhan was the fact that it will basically be a form of noise pollution, and even people who agree with the message of the adhan might find it too loud. Dear Mac,

I guess regarding secularists and atheists, some of them may not like the message of the adhan, but in a free society we all may read/hear/see things with a message (be it religious, political, etc.) that might bother us. I suppose my main opposition to the adhan was the fact that it will basically be a form of noise pollution, and even people who agree with the message of the adhan might find it too loud.

]]> By: Mac http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35090 Mac Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:57:33 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35090 I got your meaning, Emilia Liz. I was thinking of how the atheists and secularists of Oxford must feel about this one... I got your meaning, Emilia Liz. I was thinking of how the atheists and secularists of Oxford must feel about this one… ]]> By: Emilia Liz http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35089 Emilia Liz Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:20:12 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35089 Yes, don't get me wrong: I have nothing against Islam itself or people's right to practise it. I just think that it shouldn't disturb others. I would say the same thing if a Christian preacher decided to spread his message at full blast so that half the town could hear him over a loudspeaker. Yes, don’t get me wrong: I have nothing against Islam itself or people’s right to practise it. I just think that it shouldn’t disturb others. I would say the same thing if a Christian preacher decided to spread his message at full blast so that half the town could hear him over a loudspeaker. ]]> By: Mac http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35088 Mac Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:55:00 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35088 It's always tough balancing the rights of one group against another. Since there are alternative ways to notify the faithful which don't disturb everyone else, I hope Oxford decides to maintain the peace and quiet. It’s always tough balancing the rights of one group against another. Since there are alternative ways to notify the faithful which don’t disturb everyone else, I hope Oxford decides to maintain the peace and quiet. ]]> By: Jack’s Newswatch http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35071 Jack’s Newswatch Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:54:44 +0000 http://www.cynicsunlimited.com/2008/02/11/colliding-freedoms-the-adhan-in-oxford/#comment-35071 [...] The city of Oxford, England is currently embroiled in a controversy. The question: should the muezzin (sort of Muslim equivalent of a Christian sexton) of a local mosque be permitted to broadcast the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer) three times daily over a loudspeaker? The debate has heated up in the United Kingdom itself and abroad. In the minds of some individuals, the public call to prayer is part of Muslims’ freedom of worship. Others - including one Jewish columnist - claim instead that it amounts to an unacceptable imposition on Britain’s majority Christian culture. The matter is now before Oxford’s City Council. [...] [...] The city of Oxford, England is currently embroiled in a controversy. The question: should the muezzin (sort of Muslim equivalent of a Christian sexton) of a local mosque be permitted to broadcast the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer) three times daily over a loudspeaker? The debate has heated up in the United Kingdom itself and abroad. In the minds of some individuals, the public call to prayer is part of Muslims’ freedom of worship. Others - including one Jewish columnist - claim instead that it amounts to an unacceptable imposition on Britain’s majority Christian culture. The matter is now before Oxford’s City Council. [...] ]]>