lutheran churches merged - the 'leadership' sold the empty Christian property to muslim who built a mosque

"I've been to Israel a number of times, and one thing I've noticed is that every time there is a biblical site, the Muslims have to mark it in some way," Barton said. "Whether it is to put a mosque there or desecrate it in some way, it has been their nature to act like a dog marking territory. They've done it with Buddhist symbols. They've done it with Hindu symbols, and they are particularly eager to do it with Christian or Jewish symbols.