Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in New York City without a permit

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The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity.

Under the new rules, Adams said, mosques will not need a special permit to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. Friday is the traditional Islamic holy day, and Muslims break their fast at sunset during Ramadan.

The police department’s community affairs bureau will work with mosques to communicate the new guidelines and ensure that devices used to broadcast the adhan are set to appropriate decibel levels, Adams said. Houses of worship can broadcast up to 10 decibels over the ambient sound level, the mayor’s office said.

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Both are annoying mind control techniques

Oh yes, the mind control rays that turn the anal religion antenna on to make you follow evil beliefs

In the Middle Ages, bells were thought to have supernatural powers. During the 7th century it is said that the Bishop of Aurelia rang the bells to warn people of an attack. When the enemy heard them, they were said to have fled in fear. The people credited the bells with having saved them. In a world with little man-made noise, the sound of bells was not only majestic, but could be deeply fearful

Where does fear occur?

What does this prove? Going from "people in the middle ages believed it had powers" to "it's a mind control device to make you obey the pope and his mecha army" is a huge "logical" leap

If you don't think religion and all its trappings are mind control that's up to you I guess.

Sky daddy will be sad if you don't love him and will punish you for eternity

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201810/how-religious-fundamentalism-hijacks-the-brain

The word "skydaddy" detected, the opinion of an edgy Reddit atheist rejected