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03 Oct 09

"Bible verses banned from Georgia school football field," USATODAY.com (Oct. 2, 2009)

In a north Georgia town, the high school football team used to run through banners at the start of each game inscribed with Bible verses. The superintendent just discontinued this practice after being advised that it was, ahem, illegal.

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  • "I'm just kind of unnerved about it," said 18-year-old Cassandra Cooksey, a recent graduate who often prayed with her fellow marching band members before football games. "It seems like the majority of people in our community want this and they don't have a problem with it, so I think they should be allowed to have the signs if they want to."
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More children from Dove World Outreach Center sent home for wearing Islam is of the Devil shirts | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL

  • More children from the Dove World Outreach Center arrived Tuesday at area public schools with shirts bearing the message "Islam is of the Devil" and were sent home for violation of the school district's dress code when they declined to change clothes or cover the anti-Muslim statement on their clothing.
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Anti-Islamic demonstrators tied to Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., mark 9/11 | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL

  • About 30 participants weaved their way through the mall parking lot and went out on the sidewalk on Newberry Road shortly after 5 p.m. They were wearing T-shirts with the slogan "Islam is of the devil" on the back and carrying signs saying such things as "Jesus is not a liberal," "Islam Kills" and "Jesus is the only way."
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Those behind a sign posted in front of their northwest Gainesville church, proclaiming in red letters Islam is of the devil, say it's a way to express their religious beliefs and is a message of a great act of love. | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun

  • Those behind a sign posted in front of their northwest Gainesville church, proclaiming in red letters "Islam is of the devil," say it's a way to express their religious beliefs and is a message of "a great act of love."
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A look at the Dove World Outreach Center whose Islam is of the devil signs continue to spark controversy. | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL

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A close-up look at the church whose "Islam is of the devil" signs continue to spark controversy.
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  • Entwined with the church's message is a theme stressing obedience to senior pastors and work for the kingdom of God - a theme that persuaded one couple from Germany to work full time and uncompensated for Terry and Sylvia Jones' business, TS and Company. The business sells vintage furniture on eBay.
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Islamic advocate holds an unsuccessful meeting with Dove Outreach pastor over sign | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL

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    Ramzy Kiliç was unable to persuade Terry Jones to take the sign down.



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  • "I was pleased that at least he was making the bridge to meet with me," said Ramzy Kiliç, Tampa's executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "It doesn't seem like (taking down the sign) is going to happen, and he didn't want to know more about Islam."

    Kiliç met with Senior Pastor Terry Jones for about 25 minutes Tuesday at the Dove World Outreach Center, 5805 N.W. 37th St., which has a series of hand-painted signs that read in red "Islam is of the devil."

    Jones was not available for an interview Tuesday.

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A new sign paraphrasing a quote from the Quran has been placed in front of the Dove World Outreach Center. | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL

  • A new sign paraphrasing a quote from the Quran has been placed in front of the Dove World Outreach Center in northwest Gainesville, where an earlier anti-Islamic sign has stirred protests.
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Residents carried their own signs Wednesday evening calling for peace not hate in response to a northwest Gainesville church that recently posted a sign with an anti-Islamic message. | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL

  • "We're part of this community, and we deserve some respect," said Rais, who questioned how she could feel safe walking with their two children on a street where a message like the one in front of the church was displayed.

    Another child, accompanied by adults, held his own sign proclaiming, "I am a Muslim. Please don't hate me," as cars passed by with motorists honking or giving a thumbs-up sign.

The northwest Gainesville location of the Dove World Outreach Center is up for sale, with an asking price of $4 million. | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL

  • New sign for Dove church: For sale


    The 20-acre property is being listed for sale for $4 million.



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    The northwest Gainesville location of the Dove World Outreach Center - which houses not only the controversial church but also an eBay furniture company - is up for sale, with an asking price of $4 million.

13 Sep 09

Maureen Dowd, "Boy, Oh, Boy" (op-ed on Obama and race), NYTimes.com (Sept. 13, 2009)

Jim Clyburn, a Democratic House member from South Carolina, talking about the attacks on Obama: "A lot of these outbursts have to do with delegitimizing him as a president... In South Carolina politics, I learned that the olive branch works very seldom... You have to come at these things from a position of strength. My father used to say, 'Son, always remember that silence gives consent.'"

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