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LA Times: Obama not worried about Muslim rumors

President Obama said in an interview Sunday that he can't worry about dispelling every rumor about him — even though a recent poll showed nearly 20% of Americans erroneously believe he is Muslim.

Wash. Post: Beck challenges Obama's religious beliefs after rally in D.C.

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck voiced sharper criticism of President Obama's religious beliefs on Sunday than he and other speakers offered from the podium of the rally Beck organized at the Lincoln Memorial a day earlier.

Daily Telegraph: Obama responds to 'Muslim' whispers

President Barack Obama has expressed publicly for the first his frustration with conservative opponents who have persisently questioned his Christianity and his eligibility for the office he holds.

AP: Obama says he isn't worried about Muslim rumors

President Barack Obama said Sunday he isn't worried about a recent poll showing that nearly one-fifth of Americans believe he is a Muslim.

AP: Wright criticizes those who think Obama is Muslim

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, accused people who wrongly believe Obama is Muslim of catering to political enemies during a fiery speech Sunday in Arkansas.

News Journal: A season for seekers

With dusk approaching, Aimee Wiest has music to light the way.

Pioneer Press: A new State Fair freebie: education about Islam

The Great Minnesota Get-Together kicks off today. Folks from all four corners of the state and elsewhere are making the annual pilgrimage to the 12-day cultural celebration of everything that is "Minnesnowta."

AFP: Americans conflicted on Islam: poll

Americans are conflicted on Islam, a new poll showed Tuesday, revealing a sharp drop in support for the Muslim faith since 2005 even though less people see it as a violent religion.

AP: Poll: Public doubts Islam more prone to violence

Americans doubt that Islam is likelier than other faiths to encourage violence, but their overall view of the religion has worsened over the past five years, a poll said Tuesday.

Denver Post: Denver's City Park becomes sanctuary for informal congregation

The congregation has no name.

CS Monitor: 'Ground Zero mosque' debate hits the streets of New York

The debate over the so-called “Ground Zero mosque” hit the streets of New York Sunday.

NPR: Obama's personal faith leaves public wondering

The debate over the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York has raised questions about religious tolerance in America.

Miami Herald: South Florida Muslims weigh in on ground zero mosque debate

In Pembroke Pines, imam Shafayat Mohamed plans a sermon on Islam's stance against excess, citing the proposed $100 million Islamic community center near ground zero. In Miami, hotel broker Ahmed Kabani is torn between his love of Islam and his belief that the project's location is insensitive to victims of 9/11.

Wash. Post: Obama keeping public expressions of religion to a minimum

As he flew aboard Air Force One to Chicago on his 49th birthday earlier this month, President Obama dialed three Christian pastors to pray with him.

AP: Obama rumors gain steam, defying facts

"President Obama is a Muslim." "He's not an American citizen." "He wasn't even born here."

Independent: One in five Americans believes Obama is a Muslim, says poll

Nearly one-fifth of Americans believe Barack Obama is Muslim, according to a poll conducted even before the President waded into a row over the building of a faith centre and mosque near Ground Zero in New York.

News-Press: Lee County mosques aim to educate with open invitation

Mohamed Al-Darsani, the prayer leader of the Islamic Center for Peace in Fort Myers, believes there's only one way to combat the negative images of Islam being articulated in protests over a proposed mosque near ground zero in New York.

Al Jazeera: Many Americans say Obama is Muslim

One-fifth of Americans have said they believe Barack Obama, the US president, is a Muslim, according to a new opinion poll.

Guardian: Barack Obama is Muslim, according to nearly one in five Americans surveyed

Almost one in five Americans believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim, according to a new poll, despite his public statements about his Christian faith.

Wash. Post: Poll shows more Americans think Obama is a Muslim

The number of Americans who believe -- wrongly -- that President Obama is a Muslim has increased significantly since his inauguration and now account for nearly 20 percent of the nation's population.

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