barnhart wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2026 11:58 am
After a decade of Muslim mayors and city council, how is Hamtramck doing? Any signs of religious intolerance? Any churches shut down? Any no go zones where non- Muslims are excluded? Sharia law? Honor killings? Has any part of the city charter been changed to favor the practice of Islam? These were all concerns I have heard to support ending Muslim immigration.
Great questions. I'd really like to know as well. Seems like a perfect case study for finding out if the fears are justified or not.
Also, one thing I rarely see discussed when talking about Islam/Muslims here is this; How devout or how nominal are they? Right of center media seems to treat them all as one monolith, but from the little traveling I've done and reading/listening to others abroad is that there's a wide spectrum between militaristic devout, devout, semi-devout, nominal to mostly just cultural. So what % of the US population fits into those different buckets? What is the spread like in this Michigan town? For me, answers to those questions would help me decide if this is something to be concerned about or if it's fear-mongering from the main stream media of the ruling party/class/elites currently in power.
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Just the title of this thread makes me want to put this city on my bucket list and visit it and see for myself.
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A Confessing Church would acknowledge the inescapable realities of sin and injustice in every human institution, including every political party. It would wholeheartedly reject any suggestion that one party or movement is the party of God. Paul D Miller
JohnH wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2026 10:28 am
(For an example of Islamic countries very different from that, look at Malaysia and Indonesia, which manage to be pluralistic despite Muslim majorities, don't have endless problems with extremist terrorism, and have functional economies that don't generate large amounts of refugees or economic migrants trying to move elsewhere.)
Not sure Indonesia is the best example here, with 5.3 million migrant workers in other countries (including 1.8 million in Malaysia, one of the top 20 country-to-country migration corridors).
Well, they are neighbours. Indonesia has a population of 300 million and the two countries have a long established cross border visa program. NZ->Australia has similar flows.
barnhart wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2026 11:58 am
After a decade of Muslim mayors and city council, how is Hamtramck doing? Any signs of religious intolerance? Any churches shut down? Any no go zones where non- Muslims are excluded? Sharia law? Honor killings? Has any part of the city charter been changed to favor the practice of Islam? These were all concerns I have heard to support ending Muslim immigration.
Great questions. I'd really like to know as well. Seems like a perfect case study for finding out if the fears are justified or not.
Also, one thing I rarely see discussed when talking about Islam/Muslims here is this; How devout or how nominal are they? Right of center media seems to treat them all as one monolith, but from the little traveling I've done and reading/listening to others abroad is that there's a wide spectrum between militaristic devout, devout, semi-devout, nominal to mostly just cultural. So what % of the US population fits into those different buckets? What is the spread like in this Michigan town? For me, answers to those questions would help me decide if this is something to be concerned about or if it's fear-mongering from the main stream media of the ruling party/class/elites currently in power.
The only thing I found so far is that the council banned the display of Pride flags on city property.
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barnhart wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2026 11:58 am
After a decade of Muslim mayors and city council, how is Hamtramck doing? Any signs of religious intolerance? Any churches shut down? Any no go zones where non- Muslims are excluded? Sharia law? Honor killings? Has any part of the city charter been changed to favor the practice of Islam? These were all concerns I have heard to support ending Muslim immigration.
Great questions. I'd really like to know as well. Seems like a perfect case study for finding out if the fears are justified or not.
Also, one thing I rarely see discussed when talking about Islam/Muslims here is this; How devout or how nominal are they? Right of center media seems to treat them all as one monolith, but from the little traveling I've done and reading/listening to others abroad is that there's a wide spectrum between militaristic devout, devout, semi-devout, nominal to mostly just cultural. So what % of the US population fits into those different buckets? What is the spread like in this Michigan town? For me, answers to those questions would help me decide if this is something to be concerned about or if it's fear-mongering from the main stream media of the ruling party/class/elites currently in power.
The only thing I found so far is that the council banned the display of Pride flags on city property.
There is a touch of irony in this. My observation is the population that might resist progressive politics as well as any would be the groups maga wants to remove or block, Muslims and traditional Catholics.
