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Imam: Moving NY Mosque Could Spark Violent Backlash

NEW YORK (Sept. 9) -- The imam behind a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero cautioned Wednesday that moving the facility could cause a violent backlash from Muslim extremists and endanger national security. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told CNN that the discourse surrounding the center has become so...

NY Imam Breaks Silence on 'Ground Zero Mosque' Plans

(Sept. 8) -- After staying quiet while controversy swirled, the imam who wants to build a Muslim community center near the spot where the Twin Towers fell is finally speaking out -- saying he's moving forward with the project, is "awed" by the "furor" over it and is promising to "clearly identify" its financial...

Evangelist Bill Keller: Glenn Beck and Gandhi 'Going to Hell'

NEW YORK (Sept. 5) -- During the the inaugural worship service of a proposed "9/11 Christian Center at Ground Zero" on Sunday, evangelist minister Bill Keller slammed Islam and Mormonism as "lies from Satan." At the same time, Keller maintained that his project was not in opposition to the proposed construction of an...

'Ground Zero' Imam Starts US-Paid Middle East Tour

(Aug. 20) -- The Muslim cleric behind the planned "ground zero" Islamic center is in the Middle East, sent by the State Department on a trip intended to smooth relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world while adding to the uproar back home. A day after arriving in Bahrain, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told The Associated...