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   From: Cgray2@kc.pb.rr.com   
      
   On 17 Nov 2004 17:10:46 -0800, cruxgems  wrote:   
      
   > zaphod  wrote in message   
   >> 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".   
   >   
   >  It's offensive because it's a commercial.  I can mute them on the   
   > television, but a loudspeaker five times a day is offensive,   
   > regardless of whether the message advertises a religion or a local   
   > fast food restaurant.   
      
   Main Entry: [2]commercial   
   Function: noun   
   Date: 1935   
   : an advertisement broadcast on radio or television   
      
   Hmm.  Nope, doesn't fit the definition.  Also, if you go back to the   
   etymology, cynicism aside, I don't see much commerce in religion.   
   Cynicism aside, of course.   
      
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