Christian Ministers preach Hate

MOSQUE PROTEST AT CITY HALL - TOP DARRAN SIMON, Miami Herald, 7/12/06
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/15016878.htm A group of christian ministers and dozens of their supporters took their protest of a planned mosque to the Pompano Beach Commission on Tuesday.Although the issue wasn't on the meeting agenda, the Rev. O'Neal Dozier addressed commissioners during public comments after leading a protest outside City Hall.Dozier, the pastor of Worldwide Christian Center Church, is leading the effort to block construction of a mosque in a ``black Christian community."Last week, he characterized Islam as "cult" and "a dangerous religion" on a radio show -- remarks that cost him a political appointment. On Tuesday night, he echoed that sentiment. . ."The position that Rev. Dozier has taken is one of bigotry," Altaf Ali, the executive director the Florida chapter the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in an interview before the meeting. "Islam teaches an individual to act with justice, to be kind to your neighbor."Ali attended the protest and challenged Dozier's characterization of Islam. (MORE)---
MORE THAN 60 CHRISTIANS GATHER IN POMPANO TO PROTEST CONSTRUCTION OF MOSQUE - TOP Gregory Lewis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 7/12/06
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sflctension12jul12,0,3900338.story
Led by the Rev. O'Neal Dozier of the Worldwide Christian Center, protesters carried signs opposing the relocation of the mosque from the city's northeast area. Some called Muslims "dangerous" and "terrorists."Dozier, who last week called Islam a cult, said in an interview commissioners face repercussions at the ballot box if they do not change the June 14 decision. If the commissioners didn't change their minds, Dozier said, he would sue the city.Inside the commission's chambers, Dozier also repeated some of the rhetoric that prompted Gov. Jeb Bush's office to ask him to resign from Broward County's Judicial Nominating Committee recently."We must remember that no matter how peaceful many Muslims seem to be, their core religion's doctrine allows for no other faith to exist peacefully alongside them," Dozier told the commissioners during a public comment period.Altaf Ali, executive director of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, also showed up at the protest and said Dozier knew little about Islam. He called Dozier "a bigot," but added, "Despite the hurt in our community, we still want to sit down with him.""The commission has already approved the mosque, so any noise Dozier makes is irrelevant," Ali said. (MORE)-----