# Hamtramck Prayer Controversy is Emblem of "Culture Wars" June 09, 2004 Source: The Detroit News On June 9, 2004 *The Detroit News* published an editorial on the controversy over the call to prayer in Michigan: "The din surrounding the Hamtramck mosque keeps getting louder: It’s a clarion call to hate groups and provocateurs. The National Alliance, a neo-Nazi-like group whose national clubhouse is based in West Virginia, is circulating fliers to oppose the noise ordinance change, which allows a Hamtramck mosque to broadcast its call to prayer by loudspeaker. The ordinance has made international news. At a recent City Council meeting, a charismatic Christian group from Ohio drove 5 1/2 hours to protest the mosque’s 'noise.'One little mosque’s request for a legal variance has been heard around the world, largely because it’s viewed as an emblem of the ongoing culture wars: multiculturalism versus Eurocentrism, religious freedom versus freedom from religion." See also:- [ Hamtramck Call to Prayer Controversy ](/news-stories/hamtramck-call-prayer-controversy) - [ Islam ](/religions/islam) - [ Civic ](/tags/civic) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)