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Galway mosque attack (vandalism)

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  • #102
    NKante
    Site Banned Posts: 297 ✭✭NKante


    The people who trash places of worship tend to be knuckle draggers.

    See this whopper trying to torch a 250+ year old synagogue in the UK. Didn't quite go to plan.



  • #103
    4068ac1elhodqr
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    Bobblehats wrote: »
    ...a mosque on a western outpost of Ireland is a most curious sight...
    The 4th largest city in Ireland (80k) some tiny western outpost?

    Still, hardly a surprise in a quickly changing Europe.

    If you want see see a 'most curious sight' - take a look at the 'actual remote' (Not many could find this place even with a large map) rugged and windswept devoutly Christian island of Lewis, in Scotland. (Pop 8,000).

    Which for some reason, has itself a new mosque.


  • #104
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    nthclare wrote: »
    I'd say this is not the work of locals, from what I hear there's a growing unrest between hard-line Sunni's and other minority Muslims in Galway.

    I experienced it one day maybe 5 year's ago Irish Muslims had a table out with books about Islam and their faith, and a few middle Eastern looking guy's were calling them Kaffirs and having a verbal about the truth about Islam and the Koran, Sura's etc

    People don’t want facts. Just say it was a white guy and you’ll get all the approving nods.


  • #105
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    NKante wrote: »
    The people who trash places of worship tend to be knuckle draggers.

    See this whopper trying to torch a 250+ year old synagogue in the UK. Didn't quite go to plan.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtK9y0vIK4

    He seems drunk.


  • #106
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,445 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Orion wrote: »
    And the Ahmadiyya do share a lot of ideals with some of the right wing loons too. Antivax, anti-abortion, homophobic, transphobic. Noonan is tight with Michael Nugent and the Irish Bishops work closer with Noonan than any other Islamic group.

    They'd be the least homophobic , transphobic, not sure on other 2 but think they are same as Catholic Church or most Islam.

    As a branch of Islam it would be the most progressive and relaxed sect of the faith.

    Not on to killing, which makes them apostates.


  • #107
    Boggles
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    Monserrat Tender Trash wrote: »
    If you want see see a 'most curious sight' - take a look at the 'actual remote' (Not many could find this place even with a large map) rugged and windswept devoutly Christian island of Lewis, in Scotland. (Pop 8,000).

    Which for some reason, has itself a new mosque.

    The Locals donated money and help build it.

    Fair play to them.


  • #108
    NKante
    Site Banned Posts: 297 ✭✭NKante


    mad muffin wrote: »
    He seems drunk.

    Maybe but turns out he was hardcore Nazi. Proper into it. Really "didn't care for the Jews", to quote Larry David.


  • #109
    rainybillwill
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    Seems as though a church in Galway has now also been vandalised :(


  • #110
    mad muffin
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    rainybillwill wrote: »
    Seems as though a church in Galway has now also been vandalised :(

    How many is that now in the last month? 4?


  • #111
    rainybillwill
    Site Banned Posts: 136 ✭✭rainybillwill


    mad muffin wrote: »
    How many is that now in the last month? 4?

    I am unsure how many but i know there has been a few. This looks like a retaliation attack.


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  • #112
    biko
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    rainybillwill wrote: »
    Seems as though a church in Galway has now also been vandalised :(
    Do you have a source for this? I can't find anything on Google (not that I looked very hard).


  • #113
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    biko wrote: »
    Do you have a source for this? I can't find anything on Google (not that I looked very hard).

    I know there was one in Co. Fermanagh and St Michan's Church in Dublin and the mosque.


  • #114
    Ecce No Homo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 129 ✭✭Ecce No Homo


    rainybillwill wrote: »
    Seems as though a church in Galway has now also been vandalised :(

    Probably a rogue christian sect.


  • #115
    4068ac1elhodqr
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    Boggles wrote: »
    The Locals donated money and help build it.
    Meh, (some) may have done to help keep the peace with the new arrivals. Likely also some funding came in from external sources and grants.

    Interesting all the same, wonder when they'll be opening a scientology church and buddist hall on that little extreme north-western barren outpost.


  • #116
    Boggles
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    Monserrat Tender Trash wrote: »
    Meh, (some) may have done to help keep the peace with the new arrivals.

    They were all ready there, some since the 50's.
    Monserrat Tender Trash wrote: »
    Likely also some funding came in from external sources and grants.

    Crowdfunding apparently.
    Monserrat Tender Trash wrote: »
    Interesting all the same, wonder when they'll be opening a scientology church and buddist hall on that little extreme north-western barren outpost.

    Is there any Buddhists or Scientologists on the islands?

    Either way, it's a great story.


  • #117
    4068ac1elhodqr
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    Boggles wrote: »
    They were all ready there, some since the 50's.
    'All' of them? So the war in Syria was raging since way back in the 50's too?
    Boggles wrote: »
    Crowdfunding apparently.
    But thought you just said it was paid for by locals? Anonomous int'l online global donors isn't the really the same thing as 'the locals' having a bucket colletion.
    Boggles wrote: »
    Is there any Buddhists or Scientologists on the islands?
    Very unlikely isn't it don't you think too, however other groups are on a significant increase.
    Boggles wrote: »
    Either way, it's a great story.
    If you think so yourself, but and not according to the local priest. Would be largely indifferent, it's simply an interesting observation of the quickly changing face of Europe, even on the most remote rocky outposts, that is all.


  • #118
    Boggles
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    Monserrat Tender Trash wrote: »
    'All' of them? So the war in Syria was raging since way back in the 50's too?

    Apologies, already. 6 Syrian families arrived before it was built I think or maybe some after.

    61 Muslims on the islands according to 2011 census.
    Monserrat Tender Trash wrote: »
    But thought you just said it was paid for by locals?

    No I didn't.
    Monserrat Tender Trash wrote: »
    Very unlikely isn't it don't you think too, however other groups are on a significant increase.

    Sure, each to their own.
    Monserrat Tender Trash wrote: »
    If you think so yourself, but and not according to the local priest. Would be largely indifferent, it's simply an interesting observation of the quickly changing face of Europe, even on the most remote rocky outposts, that is all.

    There is always one.

    Cracking story TBF, community comes together to help out another islander.


  • #119
    Red_Wake
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    rainybillwill wrote: »
    Seems as though a church in Galway has now also been vandalised :(

    Any source for this?


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