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“The protest, organized by Stop Islamization of America (SIOA), kicked off at noon and rallied support behind efforts to stop construction of the Cordoba House – a 15-story facility that project leaders claim will promote tolerance and serve as a platform for people of all backgrounds to come together.” CP

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Fri, 06/11/10
[URL=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/nyregion/11mosque.html Staten Island: Heated Opposition to a Proposed Mosque[/URL]
In the last few months, Muslim groups have encountered unexpectedly intense opposition to their plans for opening mosques in Lower Manhattan, in Brooklyn and most recently in an empty convent on Staten Island.

Some opponents have cited traffic and parking concerns. But the objections have focused overwhelmingly on more intangible and volatile issues: fear of terrorism, distrust of Islam and a linkage of the two in opponents’ minds.

“Wouldn’t you agree that every terrorist, past and present, has come out of a mosque?” asked one woman who stood up Wednesday night during a civic association meeting on Staten Island to address representatives of a group that wants to convert a Roman Catholic convent into a mosque in the Midland Beach neighborhood.

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Fri, 06/11/10
[Jim Peet] The way to “Stop Islamization of America” is to evangelize. Not to protest.
Very true. I often see so much effort put into political protests and rallies by Christians and at the same time little to no effort put into evangelism from the same crowd. Protests and politics have their place but declaring the gospel should always be our top priority.