{"id":2611855,"date":"2026-06-08T07:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-residents-plead-with-city-council-to-stop-mosque-and-temples-from-being-built\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:44:35","slug":"texas-residents-plead-with-city-council-to-stop-mosque-and-temples-from-being-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-residents-plead-with-city-council-to-stop-mosque-and-temples-from-being-built\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Residents Plead With City Council to Stop Mosque and Temples from Being Built"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-residents-plead-with-city-council-to-stop-mosque-and-temples-from-being-built%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>residents of Frisco,Texas urged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcs-hotel-harrington-closes-for-january-6-pro-trump-march-after-pressure-over-proud-boys\/\" title=\"DC\u2019s Hotel Harrington Closes for January 6 Pro-Trump March After Pressure Over Proud Boys\">city officials<\/a> to halt plans to build a mosque as well as Hindu and Jain temples,arguing against the idea that Sharia law or Islam-related worship is compatible with Texas culture. Opponents at a Frisco City Council meeting on May 19 claimed the zoning approval would amount to aiding a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >terrorist association<\/a>, while one anti-Islam activist accused the council of \u201cselling out\u201d the country.<\/p>\n<p>Some attendees defended the projects, rejecting claims they described as anti-Muslim rhetoric. However, Mayor Jeff Cheney said city officials had followed the process and met the requirements.<\/p>\n<p>City planning officials said the properties had already been zoned for thes uses decades earlier-Jain temple land in 1984,Hindu temple in 1993,and the mosque in 2000-and that the council\u2019s administrative approvals were thus properly in place.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Residents of Frisco, Texas, pleaded desperately with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">local officials<\/a> to pause the planned construction of a mosque, as well as Hindu and Jain temples.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting of the Frisco City Council on May 19 saw challenges to approved plans for the three houses of worship.<\/p>\n<p>Larry Brock, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, noted that the Sharia law system \u2014 which he experienced for seven years while working in Saudi Arabia \u2014 is incompatible with Texas culture, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/conservatives-make-impassioned-pleas-to-texas-city-council-no-mosques-no-pagan-temples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Blaze Media.<\/p>\n<p>He contended that approving the zoning may mean the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">city council<\/a> is \u201caiding and abetting a terrorist organization and providing them material support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edward Jacob Lang, an anti-Islam activist, accused city council members of \u201cselling out this country\u201d and \u201cinviting the enemy to eat at the table with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>When you speak truths they don\u2019t want to hear, the easiest thing for them to do is remove you from the room.<\/p>\n<p>Last night, I was THROWN OUT of Frisco City Hall in Texas by the police for speaking my mind.<\/p>\n<p>The spineless City Council was voting to build TWO MORE Hindu\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C9NNVbc1Xv\">pic.twitter.com\/C9NNVbc1Xv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GRANDPA\u2019s FREE ADVICE (@GOP_is_Gutless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP_is_Gutless\/status\/2057442923285803426?\">May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But some attendees spoke in defense of the mosque and temples.<\/p>\n<p>Yameen Ahmed, a Muslim, denounced what he called \u201canti-Muslim rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear lies that we are terrorists, rapists, and fraudsters. I reject every one of these lies,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of amending the plans for the new houses of worship, Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney said that city officials have \u201cdone their job here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Warning: This video contains vulgar language and racial slurs that may be offensive to some viewers.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Indians proudly declare they\u2019ve taken over Frisco, Texas<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came here on H-1B Visa in 2004, everybody was Americans \u2014 fast forward now, you don\u2019t see any Americans\u201d (big smile)<\/p>\n<p>Every one interviewed declares their allegiance is to India. They also say they\u2019re running for office\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ENUgMuAvZH\">pic.twitter.com\/ENUgMuAvZH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WallStreetApes\/status\/2040998821216600208?\">April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlanning and zoning\u2019s role is to execute on the ordinances and policies that the governing body of the city council has put in place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe case has met all of the requirements that city council, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-more-cities-vote-no-confidence-in-progressive-l-a-county-d-a-gascon-amid-recall-threat\/\" title=\"Three More Cities Vote \u2018No Confidence\u2019 In Progressive L.A. County D.A. 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