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August 18th, 2010
06:56 PM ET
Muslim prayers welcome at Pentagon chapelTom Cohen filed this report from Washington: Less than 100 feet from where a hijacked airplane slammed into the Pentagon, Muslim military personnel bring prayer rugs on weekday afternoons for group worship. On Fridays, a local imam conducts a service in the Pentagon Memorial Chapel built after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks by al Qaeda that killed 184 people at the U.S. military headquarters. The chapel, with stained-glass windows, burgundy carpeting and a wooden alter, provides a place of prayer and religious observation for anyone regardless of faith or culture. 
August 18th, 2010
03:54 PM ET
Inside Muslim summer camp in southern SpainCNN’s Atika Shubert filed this report from Spain: Islam is often called the fastest growing religion in Europe, thanks to the tremendous growth in migration and a galloping birth rate in Muslim communities. But Islam is not new to Europe. The religion has been a part of the European cultural fabric for hundreds of years. You can see it in the majestic Islamic architecture that graces the landscape of southern Spain. It thrives in the Muslim majority nations of Bosnia and Albania. And, of course, there is Turkey, the bridge between Europe and the Middle East.
August 18th, 2010
03:51 PM ET
Poll: New Yorkers oppose mosque, recognize constitutionalityNew York voters oppose by a nearly 2-to-1 margin plans to build an Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero in Manhattan, according to a new Siena Research Institute poll released Wednesday. The same voters, however, overwhelmingly say the center's developers have a constitutional right to build it. When asked if they "support or oppose the proposal to build the Cordoba House," New Yorkers said they oppose the facility, which is expected to cost $100 million, by a 63-27 percent margin. At the same time, by a 64-to-28 percent margin, New Yorkers say Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has the constitutional right to build it.
August 18th, 2010
03:29 PM ET
Mormons hope to squash stereotypes with ad campaignFrom CNN Oklahoma City affiliate KWTV: A blitz of radio and television commercials in Oklahoma City are striking a chord with area Mormons. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has started a media campaign in nine different cities including Oklahoma City. Church leaders said the goal is to dispel myths about the Mormon faith. The campaign is specifically focused on the idea that all Mormons are the same. A series of ads feature Mormons who are songwriters, artists, parents, businessmen telling their stories. One ad featured a sculptor who said, "I believe the best dinner conversations are with those who don't agree with you."
August 18th, 2010
03:12 PM ET
Muslims in Spain campaign to worship alongside ChristiansMuslims in Spain are campaigning to be allowed to worship alongside Christians in Cordoba Cathedral - formerly the Great Mosque of Cordoba. Today, at the original Cordoba mosque in Spain, there is no call to prayer, only the ringing of church bells. That's because the former mosque is now a working Catholic cathedral, performing a daily mass. It's been a Cathedral since Spain's Christian monarchy conquered Cordoba in the 13th century and more than a million visitors walk through its doors every year.
August 18th, 2010
02:37 PM ET
Happy birthday, Ray Bradbury
In this space there will be no mention of: The proposed ground zero Islamic center. Gay marriage. Or any religious strife at all. We’ll talk instead about love–and the faith of Ray Bradbury. FULL POST
August 18th, 2010
02:29 PM ET
Obama says no regrets over ground zero Islamic center commentsPresident Obama said Wednesday that he has "no regrets" about his comments last week supporting the rights of Muslims to build an Islamic center and mosque two blocks from the site of the September 11 terror attacks in New York. "The answer is no regrets," Obama said when asked about bringing up the issue Friday at a White House dinner commemorating the start of Islamic holy month of Ramadan. |
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