Mixed reactions as mosque plans for Lincoln move one step closer

“I moved back to boultham last year and it's a great place to live, we have a good mixture of people in the area, and when the mosque is built it will drive a lot of people out. I have seen it in a lot of bigger cities where I've worked, where the house prices are driven down and a lot of Muslims buy the houses up creating a segregation between Muslims and the rest of the community. At the moment Muslims are integrated in all areas of the city, and it works very well. A lot of people around boultham don't want the mosque, and will be driven out of the area the've grown up in. it has already started, a lot of the houses are up for sale in panic. Lets hope this isn't the end of boultham as we know it.”

“I drove past the proposed site for the Mosque and wasn't at all surprised to see that many houses are up for sale, looking on local estate agents sites, many prices are reduced as they are looking for a quick sale. As expected, house prices are starting to fall, they will be purchased by Muslims, other local people will then get "driven out", house prices will fall further and the vicous circle begins. Eventually, after not so many years, Lincoln should have its very own Muslim neighborhood, complete with no-go areas at night, if we are lucky, we may be able to enjoy the wonders of multi-culturism as muslim radicals chant their vile hatred for all things non-muslim. At this point, the EDL and maybe the BNP will come in, and we definately have a no-go area, our beautiful city of Lincoln will be ruined....

That however is simply the start, more Mosques will be built, Muslim schools will be needed, Christmas decorations will be removed and Christmas will be called Winterfeast, Mentions of Jesus will be 'modified', prayer rooms wil be built into public buildings at taxpayers expense, Lincoln enters the Islamification process. A great legacy for your children.

Don't say I haven't warned you...”

“why on dixon street? its bad enough already! it takes me ages to get home on a friday as it is let alone with a mosque and shop! why cant they just use the grandstand like they normaly do? just convert it. and im sure if you lived on dixon street most of you would agree its a bad idea!!”

“Isn't it a bit of a nonsense to say 554 were against the mosque anyway? As I understand it many of them opposed the supermarket rather than the mosque.

It's just the bigots that keep spewing this as anti mosque. Another example of their 'facts' I suppose.

When will the penny drop that IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?”

“mmm, Alison Ruoff. A member of the General Synod and the darling of the BNP which reported her comments as "starlingly refreshing". I expect they meant startlingly.
Is it just me or is there some correlation between semi-literacy and an extreme viewpoint?”

“"1. The previous issue re. traffic congestion has not been resolved. The planned parking area is inadequate and will overspill into the local residential area. Traffic along Dixon Street will be gridlocked."

Pure opinion and one that people who are actually qualified in traffic management disagree with.

"2. Islam is a third world religion which, among other things, treats women as second class citizens, advocates barbaric punishment for certain crimes and carries out inhumane ritualistic slaughter of animals (Halal meat)."

Much like Christianity, then.

"3. Local house prices will be driven down - I have facts & figures available if anyone wishes to see them. Southall and Tower Hamlets are prime examples of this."

Yeah, because Southall, Tower Hamlets and Boultham share the same socio-economic profile, don't they? I can tell you right now that your figures will not demonstrate that the mosque is responsible for falling house prices in those two areas.

"4. The loud 'call to prayer' is carried out five times a day."

Not by every mosque it isn't. Have you established that this one will, or is it more guessing on your part?

"5. There are numerous examples of mosques in the UK which have been found to have a supply of radical and illegal literature. Is this what we want for Lincoln?"

How many is 'numerous' exactly and does it constitute a majority? I'm guessing not. However, are you also going to campaign against Catholic churches on the basis that a minority of priests have been found guilty of sexual abuse? Because I'm pretty sure we don't want that in Lincoln, either.

"6. Alison Ruoff, a member of the Church of England's General Synod, called in 2008 for British Muslims to be prevented from building any more mosques in the UK. This is what she had to say:"

What she had to say is the same unsubstantiated, bigoted nonsense that you keep spouting. That it comes from someone on the General Synod doesn't make it credible, just rather pathetic.”

“@WasYokel55
Re-submitting deleted comments AND getting around a ban by using another account are both against the rules. Try to make it less obvious next time. In the meantime, bye-bye! =)”

“"It was made clear to them from the initial application made some years ago that the majority of the residents of Boultham DO NOT want a local mosque"

NO. IT. WAS. NOT.

You keep repeating this lie, but guess what? It hasn't become any the less a lie. There wasn't a majority back then, and now 554 people is still NOT the majority of people in the Boultham area, let alone the entire city. Do stop trying to claim otherwise, it's getting embarrassing.”

“"omg serouisly u really building the mosque in lincoln"

omg omg we already have a mosque and some slimming clubs as well omg seriously lolololol”

“Hopefully the mosque will attract people who speak and write in English.

Is that just me being bigoted?”