Severed pig’s head thrown at Philadelphia mosque door
Source: Washington Post
Authorities are investigating an incident at a Philadelphia mosque after early-morning prayers Monday were disrupted by the discovery of a severed pigs head on the mosques doorsteps.
A spokesman for the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society said surveillance cameras captured video of a red pickup truck that drove by the building twice Sunday night; during its second pass, an item was seen thrown out of the vehicles window and landing at the door of the mosque. Philadelphia police told The Washington Post that the object was thrown from the passenger side of the truck, and that the vehicles occupants are not visible in the video footage.
A worker opening the mosque which is in the same building as an Islamic school and the Arab American Development Corp. found the pigs head around 6 a.m. Monday.
A mosque spokesman called it a hate motivated act. Pork is considered non-halal, or food that is not religiously sanctioned by Islamic law.
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SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Stay classy to whoever did this...and I wonder who might be a driving, hate-filled force, that will get freaks to do stuff like this? Some billionaire running for President maybe?
Aristus
(66,481 posts)When people refer to Pennsyltucky, they are usually referencing the rural areas of the state. This happened in one of the largest urban areas in the country, smack in the middle of the NE corridor.
Warpy
(111,383 posts)The dirtbags who did this are likely from Pennsyltucky. They're also likely to get in trouble back on the farm since there's a lot of meat on a pig's head and it's used for sausage and souse.
The Polack MSgt
(13,200 posts)Allow me to pick a nit here.
You can absolutely buy pig heads in several butcher shops in town - a couple within an easy 5 minute walk from Pat's and Geno's.
As a Pennsyltucky coal mine country native, I just want to say that there are plenty of racist Philly natives capable of this.
Aristus
(66,481 posts)I was surprised.
lark
(23,173 posts)I'm often ashamed of the people of this country and things like this are why. There are way too many rw crazy xenophobes who believe all the lies spread by assholes like Limpballs, Faux Snooze, et al.
EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)Matariki
(18,775 posts)SpankMe
(2,970 posts)That'll be the first response of the police and conservatives. "Wait until all the facts are in before we judge!"
The fuckers are really tentative and "wait and see" when it looks like it was one of their guys who done it.
But when a mass shooting happens, they're quick to blame Muslims! Fucking conservatives.
Herman4747
(1,825 posts)ain't going to change Muslims' minds.
GoldenOldie
(1,540 posts)I keep waiting to see a united front of Priests, Rabbi's, Ministers of all faiths to speak against this hatred? What are they waiting for? They came for the Jews and no one spoke for them, and millions of Jews were exterminated. I remember a time when depending on which area of the country you lived in, Catholics hated Protestants, Protestants hated Catholics, they were united in their hatred of Jews. They mostly kept their hatred to themselves unless united within a group. Things changed only when individuals moved or families moved to other parts of the country that held various faiths and cultures and we learned to accept and appreciate each others differences. What changed? When someone's life is not going the way the dreamed.......no job, bad job, bad marriage, bad kids, bad days, they have a need to hurt someone, anyone, so they lash out to the most vulnerable. The Narcisissts, like Donald Trump who uses his wealth and a free microphone to feed his need for adulation from those needy people. No one has asked Donald Trump what his Spiritual Adviser is telling him about Muslims.....he claims to be a Christian?
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)religion to Americans. Most Americans are afraid of it because all they ever hear about Muslims is associated with violence. In fact, that is a mistaken view of the vast majority of Muslimes. But Muslims need to explain their religion, to educate without seeming to proselytize.
There was a time when many Americans were anti-Jewish. It's just ignorance about the religion that makes them feel that way.
Also, we need a clear understanding with all religions about the meaning and importance of religious tolerance in our country.
Religious tolerance is one of the bases for living together in peace in our country. We all need to inform ourselves about the beliefs and customs of other religions and respect their right to practice their religion as long as they do not hurt others or impede the right of others to practice the religion of their choice.
Tolerance is a wonderful thing. But to be really tolerant, we have to understand what we are being tolerant of.
Judi Lynn
(160,649 posts)RecoveringJournalist
(148 posts)Could these be tRump roast follwers?