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   cruxgems wrote:   
   > "DHatheway"  wrote in message news:   
   cneo8a$3e9$1@tuvok3.mmm.com>...   
   >   
   >>How does this differ, in principle, from using church bells for the same   
   >>purpose?   
   >   
   >   
   >   I guess it would be futile to explain to you that a couple minutes   
   > of hearing a bell ring ring on Sunday morning is slightly different   
   > than a loudspeaker blaring out a message offensive to the majority,   
   > five time a day, seven days a week.   
      
   I've lived in a muslim town, and the call to prayer is barely even   
   noticeable. It's akin to hearing a police siren - it's loud and   
   annoying, but it goes away.   
      
   But more importantly, why is it "offensive".   
      
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