Separation of mosque and state? Islam invades Texas school
The ACLU has long tried to keep the separation of church and state when it comes to Christianity in public schools, and now BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales is calling on them to have the same energy when it comes to Islam.
“If you try to teach Christianity, if you try to preach the Bible inside the schools, they are right there to tell you how there has to be a separation of church and state. And I’m just wondering, I’m wondering if we will hear the same outrage from the ACLU on this next story,” she says.
“I’m wondering if the ACLU is going to have the same level of outrage when Islam starts invading schools because it’s happening guys. It’s happening here in Texas,” she adds.
Gonzales reports that specifically it’s happening at Wylie East High School in Texas, where a high school student and president of the High School Republicans named Marco witnessed some concerning events taking place at his school.
“Today there was an organization called Why Islam? And they were giving hijabs to girls throughout the high school, and they were giving out Qurans, and they also had pamphlets about Sharia law and other Islamic things, and they were giving out these bags,” Marco explained, noting that it occurred during lunch.
“The school did put out a statement and what they said was the group was unauthorized by the school. The school didn’t know it,” Gonzales explains, before reading a statement the school released in response.
“If proper protocols had been followed, this incident would not have occurred. We take that very seriously. Mistakes were made, and we take full responsibility. We are actively addressing the lapses and reviewing our internal procedures and staff oversight related to student clubs and guest approvals to ensure incidents like this do not happen again,” the statement from Wylie ISD read.
The student club that set this up was the Wylie East Muslim Student Association, which had posted a graphic on its Instagram celebrating World Hijab Day. In the caption, the group claimed some of the goals of the “event” were to “educate people about Islam and the purpose of the hijab” and “to get non-Muslim women to try on hijab for a day.”
While the statement released by Wylie ISD condemned the events that occurred, Gonzales points out that the principal of the high school celebrated World Hijab Day by wearing one herself — which she posted on Instagram.
“I just have a hard time believing that the principal that did that is the same principal who [said], ‘This was just an oopsies. ... It was just an error. It won’t happen again.’ That doesn’t track. Now I’m sure the ACLU will get right on this, right? They’re going to be very outraged that all of these Christian students had to deal with this,” Gonzales says.
“I’m sure they’re going to be screaming about the separation of church and state,” she adds.
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Broken Arrow says no: Residents thwart massive mosque complex proposed in Oklahoma
In a highly anticipated city council meeting in a city in Oklahoma, residents debated whether to allow a massive mosque complex in a high-traffic area.
And on Monday night, the city council came to a decision.
The project included plans for a 42,000-square-foot community center, a mosque, a medical clinic, and a strip mall.
The Broken Arrow City Council has denied a rezoning request and conditional use permit for the proposed building project, leaving many residents relieved and others frustrated, KTUL reported.
The city council held a special meeting on Monday at Northeastern State University in anticipation of larger crowds.
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In the meeting that lasted more than three hours, residents debated the feasibility and desirability of having the building project completed.
While some raised objections about the growth of Islam in their city, many at the meeting turned to other practical concerns, such as traffic congestion, financial implications, and stormwater and floodplain issues, to name a few.
The Tulsa Flyer reported that roughly 45 people spoke during the meeting. More than half were opposed to the project.
The project included plans for a 42,000-square-foot community center, a mosque, a medical clinic, and a strip mall, the Tulsa Flyer reported.
According to the Tulsa Flyer, the Islamic Society of Tulsa bought the land in question and has owned it since 2014. The IST has historically congregated in that area for nearly 50 years.
The meeting ended in a 4-1 vote against the project.
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Demanding Homage To Islam, Mamdani Proves Migration Without Assimilation Is Just Conquest
During Thursday’s New York City mayoral debate, socialist Zohran Mamdani implied former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is unqualified to be mayor because he hadn’t visited a mosque. “He had more than 10 years and he couldn’t name a single mosque at the last debate we had that he visited,” Mamdani said, before going on […]Teen accused of targeting Pentagon, FBI agents, and colleges in hundreds of swatting incidents across United States
A 17-year-old male was extradited to and charged in Florida after he was arrested for an alleged swatting incident that saw 30 law enforcement officers respond to a mass shooting threat at a mosque.
Alan Filion from Lancaster, California, has allegedly been responsible for hundreds of swatting incidents and bomb threats throughout the United States, ABC 7 reported. Swatting is making a false report to police with the intention of getting a SWAT team to show up at a particular location.
The teen is now facing four felony charges over a call he allegedly made to law enforcement about a Florida mosque.
Filion allegedly called police about Masjid Al Havy Mosque in Sanford, Florida, and stated he was entering the house of worship to conduct a mass shooting. The call made references to satanism and claimed a gun and explosive devices were involved, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.
The young male also played audio of gunfire in the background, the police document stated. The incident garnered a response from 30 law enforcement officers who arrived on the scene to find that the mosque staff were actually safe.
Filion was accused of creating accounts on different websites that offered swatting services and was eventually found out through various IP addresses connected to the accounts.
The Californian also allegedly targeted high schools, historically black colleges and universities, FBI offices, and FBI agents and made bomb threats against military bases and the Pentagon, CNN reported.
Four felonies are on the table in Florida, including making a false report that involved furthering the act of terrorism while showcasing prejudice. Officially, the lengthy charge read:
"False Report Concerning Planting of Bomb, Explosive or Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction or Concerning the Use of Firearms in a Violent Manner While Facilitating or Furthering an Act of Terrorism and While Evidencing Prejudice based on the Race, Color, Ancestry, Ethnicity, Religion, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Homeless Status or Advanced Age of the Victim"
Other felonies — which also involved alleged hate crimes — included "Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device," "False Report to Law Enforcement Concerning Commission of a Capital Felony While Facilitating or Furthering an Act of Terrorism," and "False Report to Law Enforcement Causing Public Safety Agency Response (Swatting) While Facilitating or Furthering an Act of Terrorism."
Documents stated that Filion has a "no-bond status," while CNN reported that he had entered a plea of not guilty.
"Swatting is a perilous and senseless crime, which puts innocent lives in dangerous situations and drains valuable resources," said Sheriff Dennis Lemma. "The substantial law enforcement response in this swatting case underscores our unwavering dedication to community safety and holding offenders accountable," the sheriff added.
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IDF posts video of mosque that it says Hamas used to make and store weapons
The Israel Defense Forces shared a video of a mosque, alleging that Hamas had been using the facility to make and store weapons.
"Hamas used this mosque as a weapons storage facility and a laboratory for Hamas' rockets. Finding dozens of mortars, warhead missiles, thermobaric weapons, RPGs and a tunnel shaft," the IDF tweet about the facility declared.
The post included a video with English captions as someone walked into the mosque and showed footage of it.
"In the mosque's basement, there is a weapon storage facility, a Hamas rocket manufacturing lab, and lots and lots of explosive devices as well as explosive materials," the captions on the video read. "Hamas built entire walls to hide the lab" the captions continued, "we had to destroy them in order to expose the lab."
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The Jewish state went to war last month after Hamas perpetrated atrocities in Israel, including murders, rapes, and kidnappings.
Israel has approved a temporary ceasefire with Hamas that will involve the release of some of the hostages.
"The Government of Israel is obligated to return home all of the hostages," the Israeli government noted in a statement. "Tonight, the Government has approved the outline of the first stage of achieving this goal, according to which at least 50 hostages – women and children – will be released over four days, during which a pause in the fighting will be held," the statement added. "The release of every additional ten hostages will result in one additional day in the pause."
"The Government of Israel, the IDF and the security services will continue the war in order to return home all of the hostages, complete the elimination of Hamas and ensure that there will be no new threat to the State of Israel from Gaza," the statement concluded.
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