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  • Plan for mosque riles black ministers

    07/16/2006 12:27:37 PM PDT · by Mount Athos · 20 replies · 1,574+ views
    Washington Times ^ | July 16, 2006 | Joyce Howard Price
    Plans to build a mosque in a predominantly black neighborhood in Pompano Beach, Fla., have led to angry protests from some local ministers, one of whom referred to Islam as a "dangerous religion." They want the Pompano Beach City Commission to repeal the authorization it issued for the Islamic Center of South Florida to move into what the ministers describe as a "black Christian community" and build a 29,000-square-foot community center -- including a mosque -- on a nearly five-acre site. Islam is a "dangerous, evil" religion "that preaches hatred and killing," said the Rev. O'Neal Dozier, pastor of the...
  • Muslim Keith Ellison seeks House seat

    06/29/2006 8:48:35 AM PDT · by LSUfan · 51 replies · 1,683+ views
    AP ^ | 29 June 06 | Patrick Condon
    Keith Ellison is hoping that this city of mostly white Christians is ready to make a black Muslim its next congressman. Ellison, a state representative and criminal defense lawyer, is the state-party endorsed Democratic candidate in the liberal-leaning 5th Congressional District. That makes him the favorite in his quest to become the first Muslim member of Congress. But Ellison is dogged by questions about his faith, particularly after disclosures about his past associations with the Nation of Islam, a group led by Louis Farrakhan.