Really? That’s where you’re going?
That’s just what will happen if he calls that whole thing off. The Muslims are going to kill Christians regardless of what a fruitcake pastor does or doesn’t do. The mosque will be built. The Imam is biding his time.
Muslims do not desire to co-exist with Christians. They see Christians as infidels to the Islamic faith, and infidels are supposed to be killed because infidels don't bring any value to their religious faith.
That "Peace-loving" Imam of the "religion of peace" is neither peaceful or loving. That much is evident in his own past.