04 March 2010

Church group's concern at mosque 'division and discord'

CHURCHES in Camberley have denounced the plans to build a large traditional mosque in the town. This week the Churches Together group said it felt the domed mosque, which will have 100ft minarets, would be making a powerful cultural and political statement.

The group, which represents 11 churches in the borough, also said that if the plans for the mosque were approved it could become a serious source of antagonism between the Muslim and wider communities. [Get Surrey] Read more [via Islam in Europe]