Dhimmi stooges in Santa Clara OK 64 minaret tower for mosque.

This is a perfect case of people kowing NOTHING about the global imtentions of islam and sharia law. It is mandated in the qur'an that the mosque is suppossed to be the largest and tallest 'religious' building around. It is to tower over other religious building for a couple of reasons. First is to make absolutely sure all kaffirs know their place, and that is under and subservient to islam and sharia law. The second reason is called intimidation. To make sure ALL know is islam is biggest, the baddesta nd most visible religious building in the area. One person oppossed this travesty and insult to freedom though that is not what you hear from the islamic apologists and islamists. Don't buy into the muslim taqiyya for one second, dear readers. (all three of you). This is about establishing a mosque for tthe above reasons and nothing less.

Next is what Christopher Logan  of Logan's Warning had to say about this:

In another step forward towards the Islamification of America, a Santa Clara Mosque has been given the OK to put up a sign of Islamic dominance, in a 64 Ft minaret. The Muslim Community Association runs the Mosque, and it sure would have been nice if the people of the community, would have taken the time to gather some back round information on them. From the MCA “constitution”…

Whereas we, the Muslims of the San Francisco Bay area, recognize Islam as a total way of life and have pledged to endeavor practicing it as such, we do hereby adopt and give to ourselves this constitution which is formulated in accordance with Quran and Sunnah, and pledge to abide by its provisions, Insha’Allah.

ARTICLE II AIMS AND PURPOSES
Section 1.

The aims and purposes of the Association shall be to advance the cause of Islam and serve Muslims in the San Francisco Bay area so as to enable them to adopt Islam as a complete way of life.

ARTICLE III AFFILIATION
Section 1.

The Association shall be affiliated with the Muslim Community Association of United States and Canada, an organization of the Islamic Society of North America. This affiliation shall be in accordance with Article III of the constitution of the Muslim Community Association of United States and Canada as shown in Annexure I.

ARTICLE IV MEMBERSHIP
Section 2.
An applicant a or renewing member shall testify in the basic beliefs of Islamic faith specifically:

1. Belief in Allah (SWT);
2. Belief in Muhammad (PBUH) as the last of the prophets;
3. Belief in the Books of Allah (SWT);
4. Belief in the angels;
5. Belief in the Day of Judgment;
6. Belief in Kadaa and Qudr.

Section 3.

A person who belongs to a group which has deviated from the specified Islamic beliefs such as Quadianis, Druze, and Bahais shall not be members of the Association.

You cannot get anymore pro-Sharia than that, and if Sharia is not banned, it will eventually destroy America as know it from within.

Santa Clara: Mosque’s 64-foot minaret OK’d by planning commission
By Lisa Fernandez

Santa Clara planning commissioners Wednesday night approved the design of a nearly 64-foot minaret to be built alongside the Bay Area’s largest mosque — a decision that coincidentally occurred on the second night of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month of fasting.

The city’s architectural review board had earlier approved the design, but a businessman with an office near the mosque appealed the decision to the commission. Commissioners unanimously rejected the appeal.

“We’re very, very happy,” said Mohammed Sarodi, chair of the board of trustees for the Muslim Community Association on Scott Boulevard. Sarodi said the minaret, along with a larger construction project to enhance and enlarge the mosque’s entrance, could be completed in about nine months. The commission decision can be appealed to the city council within the next week.

A minaret is a tower, where in some places, a religious leader calls the village to prayer. Mosque leaders say the minaret will not be used for that purpose in Silicon Valley; rather, it will be an architectural symbol of the Islamic faith.

Thomas Scott, president of Cambridge Management Company across the street, was the only person to file a formal request to deny the minaret’s construction. His main complaint was that the minaret would be an “architectural curiosity” and set an “unusual precedent,” as he stated in a letter to the city. In a letter sent to the Mercury News this week, Scott stated his problems with the mosque included the jammed parking lots at the popular house of worship, and that construction on the mosque appeared to be “piecemeal.”

His main opposition, he said, is that adding these types of structures in a light industrial area lowers the property value for the rest of the surrounding businesses.
A few others at Wednesday’s meeting also opposed the minaret. One person railed against “Islamic domination” and “Muslims taking over America.”

Talk about being asleep at the wheel…

Now here is the article from the Mercury News:

Santa Clara: Mosque's 64-foot minaret OK'd by planning commission

By Lisa Fernandez

Santa Clara planning commissioners Wednesday night approved the design of a nearly 64-foot minaret to be built alongside the Bay Area's largest mosque -- a decision that coincidentally occurred on the second night of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month of fasting.

The city's architectural review board had earlier approved the design, but a businessman with an office near the mosque appealed the decision to the commission. Commissioners unanimously rejected the appeal.

"We're very, very happy," said Mohammed Sarodi, chairman of the board of trustees for the Muslim Community Association on Scott Boulevard.

Sarodi said the minaret, along with a larger construction project to enhance and enlarge the mosque's

Santa Clara planning commissioners approved the design of a nearly 64-foot minaret to be built at the Bay Area's largest mosque. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) entrance, could be completed in about nine months. The commission's decision can be appealed to the City Council within the next week.

A minaret is a tower where, in some places, a religious leader calls the village to prayer. Mosque leaders say the minaret will not be used for that purpose in Silicon Valley; rather, it will be an architectural symbol of the Islamic faith.

Thomas Scott, president of Cambridge Management Company across the street, was the only person to file a formal request to deny the minaret's construction. His main complaint was that the minaret would be an "architectural curiosity" and set an "unusual precedent," as he stated in a letter to the city.

In a letter sent to the Mercury News this week, Scott stated his problems with the mosque included the jammed parking lots at the popular house of worship and that construction on the mosque appeared to be "piecemeal."

His main opposition, he said, is that adding these types of structures in a light industrial area lowers the property value for the rest of the surrounding businesses.

A few others at Wednesday's meeting also opposed the minaret. One person railed against "Islamic domination" and "Muslims taking over America."

Scott did not endorse any of the extreme views taken against Islam. In an interview with the Mercury News afterward, Scott called the anti-Islam critics "nutcakes'' and credited the mosque for "doing good work.''

He also said he would have taken the same position against a church that had wanted to add tall structures in a similar fashion.

Meanwhile, this summer, a similar but larger debate has erupted in New York, where prominent groups are opposing a mosque being built just blocks away from ground zero, even though the mayor supports it.

Coincidentally, the Santa Clara planning meeting Wednesday fell on the second eve of Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims who fast for 30 days from sunrise to sundown. The

meeting ended about 8:30 p.m., about 20 minutes after sundown. Though hungry, Sarodi and friends ate dinner at a restaurant slightly later than they would have, but they said the wait was worth it.

Mercury News columnist Scott Herhold contributed to

Hat tip: Logan's Warning