re: Muslim Call to Prayer Coming to America

I do not have any problem with the fact that this is a Muslim practice. As spaniel initially indicated, this practice is not inherently different from the ringing of church bells by a Christian denomination. (I hated to see him crawfish later in the thread from some decent legal analysis).

My problem with this situation is the fact that they were granted a variance to the noise ordinance. Are Christian churches being allowed a similar variance, in order to blast their bells and chimes at a higher volume?

I do not want to be awaken an hour earlier every morning by superstitious caterwauling outside my window, regardless of whether the caterwaul takes the form of a Muslim adhan or a CD of Toby Keith singing Rock of Ages.