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Allegan's attorney blasts suit over halted speech
ALLEGAN, Mich. (AP) — A lawyer representing Allegan says the West Michigan city had cooperated with a Christian advocacy group that sued after police halted a speech by a self-proclaimed ex-terrorist turned anti-Islamic law activist. Scott Smith...Tags: Religion and Belief
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Terry Jones sues Dearborn over pre-protest letter
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A Florida minister whose rhetoric against Muslims has inflamed anti-Western sentiment in Afghanistan has sued the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, saying it is violating his free speech rights by asking him to sign an agreement...
Tags: Afghanistan, Religion and Belief, Gainesville
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City can't require waiver before mosque protest
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge says a Detroit suburb can't require a Florida minister to clear the city of liability in exchange for a permit to protest outside a mosque. The Rev. Terry Jones has sued Dearborn, saying the city is...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Purdue-Calumet prof's Islam comments create stir
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A political science professor at a Purdue University campus in northwest Indiana says the school is investigating him for comments he made on his personal Facebook page in November about Muslims killing Christians in...Tags: Religion and Belief, Facebook, Purdue University, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Ex-Michigan congressman sentenced in terror funding case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Michigan congressman and U.S. delegate to the United Nations has been sentenced to a year and one day in prison for lobbying for a Missouri-based Islamic charity that had been identified as a global terrorist...Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Social Issues
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Arab nonprofit network refusing Lowe's donations
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A network of 22 Arab-American nonprofits says its members will no longer accept donations from Lowe's after the home improvement chain stopped advertising during a reality TV show about U.S. Muslims. The National Network...Tags: Music, Protestantism, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Human Interest
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UPDATE: Evangelical Christian group in Lowe's flap has history of protests
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The conservative group that got Lowe's to pull its ads from a reality TV show about American Muslims has been fighting for more than two decades against gay rights, strip clubs and most anything else that offends evangelical...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, The Playboy Club (tv program), Religion and Belief, Economy, Business and Finance, Minority Groups
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2 Muslim men kicked off flight sue airlines
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two Muslim men who were kicked off an airplane in May are suing Delta Air Lines Inc. and a regional carrier that operated the flight from Memphis to Charlotte, N.C. The suit was filed Monday in federal court against Delta...Tags: Religion and Belief, Charlotte, Delta Air Lines
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US reviewing anti-Muslim school bias complaint
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney's Office in Detroit is reviewing a religious discrimination complaint against a community for denying a zoning change request to allow construction of a Muslim school. The Michigan Islamic Academy...Tags: Lawyers, Religion and Belief, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Campaign launched to show Muslim service to US
DETROIT (AP) — The service by American Muslims to Michigan and the rest of the country is the focus of a new billboard and Internet campaign marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Billboards showing American...Tags: Detroit, Council on American-Islamic Relations
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NYC officials want more oversight over NYPD spying
NEW YORK (AP) — Some New York City officials say they need more control over the New York Police Department after being left in the dark about programs that subjected entire Muslim neighborhoods to surveillance and scrutiny. Council members said at...Tags: New York City, New York City Police Department
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Polls give different views of NY Muslim program
NEW YORK (AP) — Two polls of New Yorkers offered conflicting views Tuesday about the police department's gathering of intelligence on Muslims as it guards the city against another terrorist attack. A survey by Quinnipiac University showed most...Tags: Religion and Belief, Polls, Raymond W. Kelly, Colleges and Universities, Elections
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