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Dublin Mosque reponds to wikileaks claim (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:17:04 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

The largest Sunni mosque in Ireland has retorted claims made in a US diplomatic cable and released by WikiLeaks that it is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood and other such groups.

Stop Press: New Yorkers don't like Muslims or Ground Zero mosque says new poll (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:55:02 PDT

IN a huge blow for pro-Ground Zero mosque supporters a New York Times poll has revealed that two thirds of new Yorkers oppose locating it near the siteAlmost 60 per cent of people said they had negative feelings towards Muslims because of 9/11The poll reveals that coming up to the tenth anniversary of 9/11, new Yorkers still harbor deep emotions about that day and what it meant to them and the cityIf relatively liberal New York has come out so strongly against the Mosque then it certainly bodes ill for the project in the future READ MORE

Catholics can lead interfaith education (IrishCentral)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:15:13 PDT

An article in this week's issue of Time magazine reports on how the Claremont School of Theology, formerly offering training for only Methodist seminarians, is transforming itself into an interfaith institution and will offer programs to train Jewish rabbis and Muslim imams alongside Christian ministers The school made this leap because its enrollment was foundering, and two years into the experiment, enrollment has increased While the ultimate success of the program will depend on how well its graduates are regarded and whether or not people continue to enroll, the fact that it has existed for two years tells us something - that understanding other religions does not have to dim the belief in one's ownA family friend of mine once told her young daughter, when she asked if there were other religions in the world aside from Catholicism, that there were not READ MORE

Irish public divided over controversial mosque debate (IrishCentral)

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:23:30 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Irish people are divided by the decision to allow a mosque to be built close to the site of Ground Zero, according to the latest Irish Times Poll.

I've changed my mind, build the Ground Zero area mosque (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:10:06 PDT

I've changed my mind on the Ground Zero mosqueI opposed it but now I want to see it builtI now see the damage that will be done to America's reputation worldwide if we don't allow it to go aheadFrom Pakistan to Persia they are lining up to slam the Great Satan America if we don't give the permission READ MORE

Dylan Ratigan reports on the Ground Zero mosque money trail in interview with Dan Senor (IrishCentral)

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:25:10 PDT

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Is Fox News evil or stupid? Jon Stewart parses Ground Zero mosque funding (IrishCentral)

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:40:15 PDT

Jon Stewart is the only pundit to take-on the question of the Ground Zero mosque's funding with anything like detail The mosque is being funded in-part, by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal who is also a major shareholder in Fox News Corporation Other benefactors of the poorly placed mosque project are unknown and will remain so, according to organizers This means the media outlet most critical of building the mosque on top of a site destroyed by parts of the hijacked plane, is also kind-of building it READ MORE

Funding for the Ground Zero mosque is a big secret, Saudi oil money likely needed (IrishCentral)

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:40:14 PDT

Funding for the Ground Zero mosque is a big secret that organizers are keeping locked-up, while telling everyone this mosque is about dialogue and healingIn mystery, the mind conjures I am left only to piece together what this mosque could mean, from what I've learned about Saudi Arabian Big Oil money and Wahhabi Islam and 9/11 All that post-9/11 traumatic stress that went into research was reawakened with news of this mosque READ MORE

Howard Dean talks sense on Ground Zero mosque with Keith Olberman (IrishCentral)

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:40:13 PDT

(part two below)Howard Dean was a breath of fresh air last night when he spoke at length on the "Ground Zero mosque" controversy He believes Muslims have every right to build the mosque, but should reconsider making a freedom of religion cause out of Ground Zero (Self-serving talk show hosts should not co-opt Martin Luther King's speech at the Lincoln Memorial, in a similar can/should problem The nuns dismantled their memorial on the edge of Auschwitz in a can/should solution that was not afterwards framed as a defeat for free expression READ MORE

Ground Zero Mosque: Obama is misleading the American people about Islam and American history (IrishCentral)

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:48:40 PDT

By: RORY FITZGERALD

It is disturbing to note that the President Obama and his advisers are now routinely saying things about Islam and American history that are, basically, not quite true.

Ground Zero Irish families say no to Mosque (IrishCentral)

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:27:05 PDT

By: APRIL DREW

Irish families who lost loved ones on 9/11 have spoken out against the proposed building of a mosque and community center near Ground Zero.

Bill O'Reilly weighs in on Manhattan mosque controversy (IrishCentral)

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:13:58 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Bill O’Reilly doesn’t think that President Obama should speak out about 'freedom of religion' as it relates to the Islamic Center controversy in lower Manhattan.

Why Mayor Bloomberg handled the "Ground Zero mosque" controversy all wrongly (IrishCentral)

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:25:10 PDT

When Mayor Bloomberg trotted out to the podium in front of the Statue of Liberty to wallop everyone across the face with a new Ground Zero reality, he was doing so to teach the less tolerant among us, a lesson about religious freedom His photo-op was not addressing any meaningful controversy Up to that speech, the cultural center was approved unanimously If there were rumblings, Bloomberg could simply have issued a statement correcting popular misconceptions READ MORE

Obama blunders badly on mosque at Ground Zero debate (IrishCentral)

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:55:03 PDT

President Obama was such a sure-footed speaker on the White House trail when running for president I suspect an evil doppleganger has taken over since he has occupied the Oval OfficeSaturday was another day of a White House trying to recover from foot in mouth disease Obama's enthusiastic backing for a mosque near Ground Zero went over like flatulence in a crowded elevator READ MORE

Victory for gays, Muslims and freedom (IrishCentral)

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:17 PDT

This past week, our country has seen two separate victories, in policy and politics, for tolerance and the separation of church and state California's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage was overturned in federal court The proposed mosque (which is really a cultural center with a space for prayers) at Ground Zero (which is really several blocks away) has avoided major roadblocks and garnered the support of New York City mayor Michael BloombergTo some, both of these items are good news READ MORE

Ground Zero mosque? Not my favorite idea, but this is NYC (IrishCentral)

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:25:10 PDT

[A follow-up piece to the article below was published on 10 August, called Coming around on the Muslim Cultural Center near Ground Zero]In New York, if you ask: Should we build a Muslim interpretation center near Ground Zero? you get two kinds of answers Bloomberg's "yes" is the kind you expect from a good judge He reminds us that we have real estate laws in New York and you can not go discriminating against people that want to buy property READ MORE

It's a right mosque mess at Ground Zero (IrishCentral)

Wed, 26 May 2010 06:40:09 PDT

Charles Wolf’s wife, Katherine was among the thousands murdered in the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 But Wolf is not among those outraged that there are plans to open a Muslim cultural center near this hallowed ground"The Muslims are not responsible for 9/11 There have been extremists in all religions," Wolf recently told the BBC READ MORE