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Torgerson launches campaign on 9/11, calls Ellison “radical Islamist”

By Andy Birkey | 09.13.11 | 10:41 am

Ellison responded that efforts to ban Sharia aren’t based in reality—there are no Sharia-run communities in the United States—but are a “thin-disguised effort at religious persecution.”

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Ellison, Muslim community applaud elimination of bin Laden

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By Paul Schmelzer | 05.02.11 | 2:40 pm

Calling Osama bin Laden a “truly evil man,” Rep. Keith Ellison commended the U.S. military, American intelligence officers and President Obama for the raid yesterday that killed the al Qaeda leader. Meanwhile, Muslim groups locally and nationally also applauded the military raid.

Church behind anti-Islam ad to host national anti-gay marriage group

By Andy Birkey | 07.01.10 | 8:49 am

The National Organization for Marriage, a group targeting Minnesota as a battleground over same-sex marriage this summer, is hosting an anti–gay marriage rally at Granite City Baptist Church in St. Cloud this month. The church and its pastor, Dennis Campbell, were at the center of controversy earlier this year over a newspaper ad it placed that claimed “Moslems [sic]… will destroy the constitution.”

Muslim group counters St. Cloud pastor’s anti-Islam ad

By Andy Birkey | 04.06.10 | 3:17 pm

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is launching an ad of its own to counter an ad in the St. Cloud Times last month that the group deems anti-Islam. Baptist pastor Dennis Campbell’s ad for the

Ellison scolds Republicans calling for investigation of Muslim interns

By Andy Birkey | 10.28.09 | 8:45 am

ellison1On Monday, Rep. Keith Ellison read a statement condemning the actions of four Republican House members who are calling for an investigation of Muslim interns in Congress. The statement was written by Ellison and supported by the Tri-Caucus, a…

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.…

Fox uses debunked ‘terrorism expert’ to slam Rep. Ellison’s trip to Mecca

By Andy Birkey | 01.08.09 | 4:08 pm

Rep. Keith Ellison’s pilgrimage to Mecca last month was paid for by a group a Fox News “terrorism expert” calls “the Muslim equivalent of the neo-Nazi party.” But said expert neglected to reveal two things: the group’s high praise from the likes of Walter Mondale and the Minnesota Council of Churches and his own extreme — and sometimes factually challenged — views on Muslim groups.

Fox anticipated Bachmann plea for media witch hunt with Glenn Beck hire

By Chris Steller | 10.20.08 | 8:33 am

What would it look like if the media took up U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s call to hunt down anti-American members of Congress? Look no farther than this headline from Friday, the day Bachmann made her plea to the press for…