Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, and freedom of worship for ALL people – without exception.  We reject protests against houses of worship. (See also report: “Why Freedom of Religion Matters for MAS Mosques”).

Below are news stories regarding ongoing protests about a planned Staten Island mosque on Greeley Avenue in the Midland Beach area.

— Staten Island Advance: “Prayers Tuesday for peaceful resolution to mosque debate”

— Staten Island Advance: Another Sunday, another protest against proposed Staten Island mosque

— Staten Island Advance: Backers of Staten Island mosque go on offensive

— Staten Island Advance: In open letter, Muslim advocate sees ‘religious bigotry’ in opposition to Midland Beach mosque plan

— Earlier Staten Island Mosque Protest news media reports

The sponsor of the project, the Muslim American Society (MAS), is also the same sponsor of a mosque project in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn that is also being protested.  The MAS group’s leader, Mahdi Bray, has been investigated for support for Hamas by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) for comments made at a rally in 2000. IPT states that MAS was founded by the Muslim Brotherhood;  the IPT states “MAS denies it is a part of the organization, [although] it acknowledges that its foundations are with the Muslim Brotherhood.”

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, and freedom of worship for ALL people – without exception.  We reject protests against houses of worship.

Responsible for Equality And Liberty supports our universal human rights for all.

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