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I don't might churches, no matter what religion they are, it's the parking outside them issue that annoys me. People just dump cars anywhere they can at a couple of churches near me. You never see the Police issuing tickets for obstructing the road and pavement. Saying that there are two churches local to me with a car park, the Hope Centre and the one on Heys Lane.

That's a big assumption Busman. What makes you think that Clitheroe Christians are snobbish and racist, or for that mater that Clitheroes racist snobs are Christian?

Thats true Gary, sounds like people jumping on the band wagon without knowing the full story too me. Where abouts is this Church anyway?

I can understand the bit about Americans :D

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I can understand the bit about Americans :D[/quote]

That's a racist remark in itself,Hope they never have to save you,because I don't think you would Quote that one to them.Church Boy.

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[QUOTE=Neil;356100]
"That's a big assumption Busman. What makes you think that Clitheroe Christians are snobbish and racist, or for that mater that Clitheroes racist snobs are Christian?"

Yes Neil, it IS an assumption but are based on the few facts so far given in this thread. As this will be the first Mosque in Clitheroe, I think that it is fairly safe to assume that there is a small but growing population of Muslims in the area therefore (another assumption) the vast majority are therefore Christian or Athiests with a small sprinkling of Jewish, Hindu etc. Maybe you know of a religious sect that I am unaware of that is thriving in Clitheroe Neil? If so, please tell. :eek:

As for them being snobbish or racist, I made the comment that I would like to see details of complaints against the granting of planning permission to see what grounds they are complaining about. With the exception of the parking issue, I find it hard to think of any other reason to reject the application for such an important building such as this. Had it been a Waitrose supermarket, I am sure that both the council and the residents would have welcomed it unreservedly.

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ripping our churches down to replace them with mosques is terrible idea

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The church isn't being knocked down.

I know of three Methodist chapels that have been demolished in Oswaldtwistle alone, because of the dwindling numbers of people attending church.

At least this fine building will be saved from a similar fate.

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Obviously very worrying for a faithful Christian churchgoer like yourself.

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I would not class it as small.


There is a Kingdom Hall behind the Civic Theatre, Is that secty enough for you?

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If the churches buildings are sold by the denominations in question because they don't have the congregations to fill them what do you suggest should be done with the building? Some are converted to private residences. Some actually make really interesting houses. Bigger ones sometimes become flats. They can't continue to be churches if people don't attend them.

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Once a church/chapel has outlived it's usefulness, it becomes just another empty shell of a building. This ex chapel has already been used as a factory, no doubt it will have a conservation type order on it. These buildings were built in a time of non or very little traffic of the type we ourselves are familar with. I take it there is no graves to consider and the building was de-consecrated, if the people of Clitheroe did not want a Mosque in their midst maybe they should have bought the building themselves.

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this is what i was talkin about - the night image of mecca

http://www.independent.co.uk/multime...06_240148a.jpg

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I wonder why there is no mosques in ossy?

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cause u have two large mosques in accrington to which they come

plus there isnt a large muslim population there so the ppl that do live in those area's accept they have to drive to these other two.

accrington muslims in general seemed to have accepted that the two main mosques we have are sufficient and that if any more are opened it wudnt be worthwhile and would cause differences between the denominations as there was b4

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I've changed my mind. Knock the chapel down and build this in Clitheroe, as long as they sort the parking out.:D

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why???????????????????:eek:

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It's all shiney.:D

(Plus it'll p*ss off all the blue set Tories in the Ribble Valley.:D)