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Hindu Temple Denied Zoning In Minneola

January 4, 2011

Author: Steve Gehlbach

Source: Fox 35 News

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/faith_news/010411hindu-temple-denied-in-lake-county

A Hindu temple in the city of Minneola cant move into a residential neighborhood. The city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to deny the re-zoning request from the Shri Ganesh Mandir Temple.

 

The small congregation of about 30 members wanted to worship in a...

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Because Pluralism Is Our Fundamentalism

December 12, 2010

Author: Robert Kolker

Source: The New York Magazine

http://nymag.com/news/articles/reasonstoloveny/2010/70056/

The Anti-Defamation League called the plan to build a Muslim community and prayer center two blocks from ground zero “counterproductive to the healing process.” Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan suggested the mosque’s developers find another site. But while some in the religious world equivocated, the leaders...

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Mosque Gains Commission's Approval

December 2, 2010

Author: Jeff Horseman

Source: The Press-Enterprise

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_mosque02.48a1845.html

The Temecula Planning Commission voted unanimously late Wednesday to approve a plan to build a mosque on the city's outskirts.

The 5-0 vote followed a 5 ½-hour public hearing in which more than 80 speakers testified for and against the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley mosque...

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Council Unanimously Approves Permit For Mosque

November 10, 2010

Author: Jeff Bollier

Source: The Northwestern

http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20101110/OSH0101/101109181/Council-unanimously-approves-permit-for-mosque

The Oshkosh Common Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit to allow the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community-Oshkosh Chapter to establish a mosque and community center across from Oshkosh West High School.

 

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Interfaith Council Expresses Support For Mosque

October 26, 2010

Author: Aaron Claverie

Source: The Californian

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/temecula/article_8a46c558-d70d-5425-b660-f8ab6c793889.html

Members of the local Interfaith Council, men and women of different colors and creeds, offered their support for the construction of a mosque in Temecula during a lecture Tuesday night at the city's recreation center.

"I believe it will be a blessing," said Larry...

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Across The Atlantic, Another Mosque Splits A City

October 9, 2010

Author: Eleanor Beardsley

Source: NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130440036

New York is not the only city divided over the building of a mosque. In the French Mediterranean port of Marseille, construction of a large mosque is being hotly debated. Even though the cornerstone has already been laid, the project is far from being accepted by everyone.

 

The controversy reflects the deeper tensions...

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