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McKinney City Council Unanimously Approves Mosque After Hours of Public Opposition

MCKINNEY, Texas—The McKinney City Council on Tuesday night approved a proposed mosque relocation despite hours of opposition from residents in a meeting that drew hundreds of attendees.

Last month, the city’s planning and zoning commission unanimously voted to recommend approval for the proposal to the City Council for final consideration. The McKinney Islamic Association already operates a mosque on Eldorado Parkway, but members say they have outgrown the facility and plan to build a larger center to accommodate their growing congregation. 

The proposed site is a 5-acre tract along Virginia Parkway near two residential neighborhoods and a high school. It would include a 37,000-square-foot facility with a mosque, educational spaces, a gymnasium, and meeting rooms. It also will be designed to accommodate 3,000 people.

On Tuesday night, hundreds of residents packed the meeting, largely to speak against the McKinney Islamic Association’s proposed mosque. However, some came out in support of the development.

“Every country that is Islamic now used to be a Christian country,” said Eddie Isa, who described himself as a survivor of Sharia law from Iran. “We were soft Christians and we allowed these people to come in, bring their Sharia law into their countries, and slowly kill us off left and right.”

He urged the council members to reject the proposal.

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“These people will use ‘Takia’ to lie to you, to manipulate you, because whenever Islam is little, they will lie to you and tell you they come in peace. This is level one. Level two is what’s happening in the UK right now,” Isa added.

Another resident in attendance said she grew up in a Muslim country with Sharia law and claimed “Americans are sadly mistaken” about Islam.

“The mosque is the nation, and........

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