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Ihe Iraqi Christians of Sterling Heights, Michigan, say they felt abandoned and left vulnerable by their government.

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The city on Tuesday night agreed to a settlement with a Muslim group that wants to build a mega-mosque on 15 Mile at Mound Road, in the heart of a residential area filled with Christians who escaped Muslim persecution in Iraq.

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The city planning commission had denied the mosque permit in September 2015, but nearly a year later the mosque sued the city claiming discrimination.

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In December 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice joined in with a similar suit claiming the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act, or RLUIPA.

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But the law was increasingly used under the Obama administration to bully local governments into accepting controversial mosque projects.

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“Whenever someone voiced concerns about future persecution, he cut them off and called them out of order.” She said her people are concerned the Shiite mosque is being funded by Iran. “Why would you build a mosque when you don’t have a large population of Shiites in Sterling Heights? They’re wanting to bring in people from other areas,” Anweya said. “You’re talking about a city that doesn’t blink at spending $1 million on a playground, but they don’t want to spend $350,000 on defending this lawsuit.”



November 6 2016

WOW! TRUMP Crowd in Sterling Heights, Michigan

Do you think anybody gives a shit who this Mayor endorses?
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