Across Nation, Mosque Projects Meet Opposition

[Swede]

At one time, neighbors who did not want mosques in their backyards said their concerns were over traffic, parking and noise — the same reasons they might object to a church or a synagogue. But now the gloves are off.

In all of the recent conflicts, opponents have said their problem is Islam itself. They quote passages from the Koran and argue that even the most Americanized Muslim secretly wants to replace the Constitution with Islamic Shariah law.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/us/08mosque.html?_r=1

[Taverner]

1. Mobs of uninformed bigots nt