Muslim Call to Prayer in Regina (split from Liberal Gov't 2025 - ???)

[Haggis]

Let's go full 21st century with this. All those who adhere to Islam can subscribe to receive the call to prayers 5 times a day as an SMS audio clip on their phones, just like we do with Amber Alerts. The RoC can just not receive them.

 

[mariomike]

Noise complaints are a municipal bylaw issue.

All those who adhere to Islam can subscribe to receive the call to prayers 5 times a day as an SMS audio clip on their phones, just like we do with Amber Alerts

Wonder how many would ?

There's already lots of apps.

Muslim Pro App | Prayer Times, Adhan, Qibla, Holy Quran

The pioneering Muslim lifestyle app with more than 190 million downloads globally providing accurate prayer times, Qibla, Holy Quran and more.

www.muslimpro.com

 

[Altair]

If you support 9 minutes a day why not just go with 5 times a day for the standard 2-4 minutes per call?

If you're going to do something do it right as they say.

Listen, i dont care for church bells but you wont find me bitching about them.

Tis what tis, if it makes them happy, and doesnt impede on me personally, have at it.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Listen, i dont care for church bells but you wont find me bitching about them.

And that's okay. Some of us don't want religious broadcasts blasted over public loud speakers whether it's 9 minutes or 90. Considering what Islam does and represents in alot or places I'd chalk it up to a little more than pearl clutching.

 

[Halifax Tar]

And that's okay. Some of us don't want religious broadcasts blasted over public loud speakers whether it's 9 minutes or 90. Considering what Islam does and represents in alot or places I'd chalk it up to a little more than pearl clutching.

I am good with neither. Neither buildings should make noise.

 

[lenaitch]

Church bells do not mark the time by the hour. Town clock towers do that.

Some do. The Catholic church near our last place marked 0800, 1200 and 1600. Only noon is a scheduled mass.

I am good with neither. Neither buildings should make noise.

Doesn't Halifax still have a noon gun?

 

[mariomike]

Prayer Call through loudspeakers goes back to at least 2020 in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/islamic-call-to-prayer-ramadan-al-rashid-edmonton-1.5576598#:~:text=Usually%2C%20the%20musical%20chant%20that,Muslim%20holy%20month%20of%20Ramadan.

Allowing the call to prayer in Canadian cities hasn't been totally without backlash

 

[Halifax Tar]

Doesn't Halifax still have a noon gun?

We do.

 

[The Bread Guy]

In line with this ...

I am good with neither. Neither buildings should make noise.

... and this ...

Let's go full 21st century with this. All those who adhere to Islam can subscribe to receive the call to prayers 5 times a day as an SMS audio clip on their phones, just like we do with Amber Alerts. The RoC can just not receive them.

... one has to ask if we'd also be OK if all churches and religions were told, "hey, zero public audio for you - there's an app." I'd be OK with that broad a rule, but I suspect some might at least quibble when it comes to their own institutions being told to STFU, liturgically speaking.

... Considering what Islam does and represents in alot or places I'd chalk it up to a little more than pearl clutching.

If that's the standard, survivors of Christian church sexual abuse enter the chat.