Christians blocking Mosque

Christian radicals are hard at work trying to block the building of a new Mosque in Somerville.

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Officials further claim application proceedings were charged with xenophobic "us vs. them" discourse and called complaints by neighbors "inflammatory, often hostile, community opposition."
"The board consistently iterated that they were not anti-Muslim, biased or otherwise impacted by the religion at issue. But, when making its decision, the masks came off," the court brief reads. "Board members suggested that the outcome might be different, 'If it were local people from a local church ...'"
The yellow-shingled house at 63 Southside Ave. was purchased by the center in June 1998 and used as a place to worship by a handful of local Muslim faithful. As the gathering grew, the center hired an imam, or spiritual leader, and began holding open Friday prayers.