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Living Word Christian Center, CAIR issue statements on Bradlee Dean

By Andy Birkey | 06.03.10 | 2:56 pm

Living Word Christian Center (LWCC), a Brooklyn Park megachurch, released a statement following the controversy over  statements made by Bradlee Dean, front man of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide, Intl., Inc. In recent weeks, Dean has spoken in…

Pastor behind controversial ad ‘not a racist,’ seeks to convert Muslims

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.02.10 | 1:27 pm

“I am not a racist,” says Rev. Dennis Campbell of the response to an ad he placed in the St. Cloud Times in March that stated, “Moslems [sic] seek to influence a nation by immigration, reproduction, education, the…

Group links candidate’s anti-Muslim rhetoric to racist fliers in St. Cloud

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.11.09 | 9:16 am

CAIR LogoThe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is alarmed by what it perceives as growing anti-Muslim sentiment in Minnesota. Prompted by news of racist fliers being posted in St. Cloud and the candidacy of Lynne Torgerson against Rep.…

Torgerson takes on Ellison — and Islam — in 5th District

By Chris Steller | 12.09.09 | 1:55 pm

Lynne Torgerson is for animal rights and alternative energy, against gay marriage and embryonic stem-cell research — and very wary of Islam’s influence in America.

Ellison says U.S.-Arab relations need improvement

By Andy Birkey | 10.16.09 | 4:32 pm

ellison1Rep. Keith Ellison, speaking at a conference at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on Friday, said that better relations between the United States and the Arab-speaking world are in the best interests of all of us.…

Ellison: Muslims should apply for Barack Hussein Obama’s 8,000 jobs

By Chris Steller | 12.10.08 | 4:58 pm

Barack Obama’s election with the middle name Hussein (invoked to rile Republican crowds during the presidential campaign) should inspire Muslims to pursue public service and other work, even if they speak with accents or their names…

Un-CAIR-acteristic? CAIR Turns Away Unfriendly Press at Imam Presser

By Brian Conway | 03.13.07 | 12:47 pm

Hudson speaks with Minnesota press membersA number of reporters have alleged that CAIR