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Follow-Up: Mayfield Approves Mosque

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Written by Hunter S. Zevon

Tuesday, 18 January 2011 08:50

In an apparent attempt to prove that it has more waffles than Belgium, the Mayfield zoning board has once again reversed its decision regarding the granting of a use permit to allow Muslims to worship in a community center there. The permit was originally granted, then pulled in August when Concerned Citizens feared that allowing Muslims to practice their religion would make the baby Jesus cry. On November 9th, facing pressure from the ACLU and other civil rights groups, the zoning board reversed its previous reversal and voted to grant the permit. Mayfield citizens uncomfortable with followers of Islam in their midst can take heart however: after the decision was announced, dozens of Concerned Citizens came forward to make it clear Graves County is full of ill-informed bigots who will not take this lying down.

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