Revisiting one of the first big stories on the now controversial Islamic center near ground zero, a New York Times piece from last December titled “Muslim Prayers Fuel Spiritual Rebuilding at Ground ...

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The Republican nominee for Arkansas' 1st District Congressional race is stepping into a national controversy, criticizing President Obama and his comments about the Islamic Center scheduled to be ...

The latest twist in the story about the Ground Zero Mosque which is not actually at Ground Zero is that Muslims don’t even want it. Up to now, the opposition has been warning us it would turn into a ...

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I’m not sure that many people here in the Pacific Northwest are aware of how heated the daily debate is in Lower Manhattan surrounding the Ground Zero mosque. A holocaust survivor in his 80’s was ...

Okay, it’s a bad day when very sane advice sounds completely opposed to the mainstream. But Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley should make rational people proud with his editorial on the NYC mosque situation ...

Planners have cleared the way for a mosque to be built near New York's Ground Zero site, despite fierce opposition. The Landmarks Preservation Commission's decision not to declare the building a ...

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The ground zero mosque controversy is drummed up by anti-Islam, anti-Muslim and anti-Obama religious fanatics and right wing politicians, each with their own agenda. The anti-Islam and anti-Muslim ...