New Jersey: Muslims, Feds bully Bayonne into accepting first mosque

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New Jersey: Muslims, Feds bully Bayonne into accepting first mosque

February 11, 2018 / creeping

Source: Bayonne will soon get its first mosque: Here’s how it all unfolded | NJ.com

BAYONNE — Ten years after first renting out the basement of the St. Henry’s Church school for prayer services, the Bayonne Muslim community will finally get have their own place of worship on the east side of town.

It’s been a long road for the Bayonne Muslims, whose controversial application to build a community center and mosque was denied last year amid ardent resistance from a segment of the town’s population.

But after filing a federal lawsuit against the city, which the group settled Wednesday for $400,000, the application now only needs to be publicly approved at a hearing in late February.

From the purchase of the property to Wednesday news of the settlement, here’s a timeline of the controversial mosque saga:

September 2015: Bayonne Muslims purchase property on East 24th Street

Seven years after first renting out the the basement of St. Henry’s Church school in 2008, the Bayonne Muslims found a property at 109 East 24th St. off of Avenue F for their proposed mosque and community center in summer 2015.

The group finalized the purchase of the property in September 2015, and applied for zoning consideration.

Jan. 14, 2016: Residents protest outside City Hall

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March 6, 2017: Zoning Board votes down mosque application

May 25, 2017: City hit with federal lawsuit

May 31, 2017: U.S. Justice Department opens investigation into the matter

Jan. 31, 2018: Bayonne Muslims, city settle lawsuit for $400K

The legal battle came to an end Wednesday when the Bayonne Muslims settled the suit against the city for $400,000, ending a nearly three year process to establish the city’s first mosque.

Per the settlement, the Bayonne Muslims will be permitted to establish their community center on the site after a public meeting is held within 30 days of the agreement being struck. State law requires a revised application and full public hearing before a settlement agreement between the Zoning Board and the applicant can be ratified with a public vote.

The meeting should be held either in late February or early March.

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And what if the people reject it as they have already? To follow the saga from our archives, go here.

NJ.com’s Corey W. McDonald either didn’t research this mosque carefully or intentionally didn’t publish details on the Muslims behind the mosque and the legal jihad they waged.

The Bayonne Muslims mosque administrator was a NJ contact for a Pre 9/11 Muslim Youth Jihad Camp in 2001

Is it not relevant that the mosque was involved in a jihad training camp? Apparently not. More details in this post: New Jersey: Pastor’s home vandalized for 4th time after opposing mosque, sharia law

And why do Muslims across the U.S. purchase properties in residential areas with the full intent of using them as mosques? It’s a tactic we refer to as the “Zoning Jihad.” They are aided and abetted by the federal government.

One author on mosques writes that this is a pattern of deception practiced around the country.