Syracuse Islamic group gets OK to strip empty Catholic church of its crosses
The North Side Learning Center is planning to rent out the former Holy Trinity Catholic Church as a mosque. Since Islam prohibits followers from worshipping idols or symbols, the crosses that were placed on the church’s steeples will be removed.
BY Carol Kuruvilla / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 5:57 PM/ Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 5:57 PM
A Muslim group received approval on Thursday from Syracuse city officials to remove six crosses from a century-old Catholic church that is being turned into a mosque.
Syracuse’s Landmark Preservation Board approved the North Side Learning Center’s request to make changes to the architecture of the former Holy Trinity Catholic Church — but not before it drew the ire of several residents.
More than 200 people signed an online petition asking the board to stop the group from taking down the Christian symbols and installing a 6-foot chain-link fence, citing the building’s history.
Donald Law, whose great-great-grandfather helped build the church after immigrating from Germany, was upset about the decision.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/islamic-group-strip-catholic-church-crosses-article-1.1744922
When I think about what we already did to him on that cross, what happens to this building really doesn't concern me.
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