Oklahoma Citizens Rise Up Against Plans to Build Mosque in Their Town

Oklahoma Citizens Rise Up Against Plans to Build Mosque in Their Town

After immense pressure from citizens, a decisive majority of the Broken Arrow City Council voted against a rezoning request that would have allowed a mosque to be built in the […] The post Oklahoma Citizens Rise Up Against Plans to Build Mosque in Their Town appeared first on The Western Journal.

Oklahoma residents successfully pressure city council to block mosque proposal

The city council of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, shut down a mosque proposal after hundreds of people spoke at a council meeting, some warning of the dangers of Islam.

Oklahoma bill raises the question: Are lawmakers champions of local residents or developers?

A neighborhood of new homes being built is pictured. (Getty Images)I’ve been watching with considerable interest as hundreds of Broken Arrow residents fight against a plan that would rezone a parcel of agricultural land to make way for a proposed mosque and retail development in their community. It’s not the project itself that’s captured my interest. It’s the fact that this is the second such high profile fight pitting developers against reside…