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Utah imam is fired amid rumors of domestic violence, shirked duty
Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 1/20/2007 | Jessica Ravitz and Jason Bergreen

Posted on 01/20/2007 8:28:34 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity

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To: Loyalist
Well, maybe, just maybe, he was starting to make people a little nervous with his new friends, disappearance of money and wacking the crap out of his wife whom, I suspect, has a somewhat more intimate knowledge of what he's doing after hours than the average member of the mosque. I dunno' but I see there's a possibility of requiring some investigation. That's just me.
21 posted on 01/20/2007 9:13:04 AM PST by Constitutions Grandchild
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To: EGPWS
""His greatest concern is his kids," the relative said. "He just wants to talk to them and know they're OK."

Ohhhh, I'm sure they're ok, NOW that HE'S gone!!!

22 posted on 01/20/2007 9:15:09 AM PST by jackibutterfly
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To: Constitutions Grandchild

I agree that things are more than they appear. He got moved out of the way only because things were about to blow up. It is about a lot more than someone beating their wife. He was drawing attention to a place and some unknown people and it was not appreciated.
We do not know the whole story.


23 posted on 01/20/2007 9:26:11 AM PST by oldenuff2no
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

Poor guy was simply practicing one of the sacraments of his "faith."


24 posted on 01/20/2007 9:31:16 AM PST by Salvey (ancest)
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To: oldenuff2no

"We do not know the whole story."

I hope somebody gives it a look-see. Just to make sure their community outreach is what most of us would hope, that's all. After that, it can be business as usual, up by 5:30 a.m. and pray those prayers.


25 posted on 01/20/2007 9:37:09 AM PST by Constitutions Grandchild
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To: blam

Yup.... exactly what does THAT mean?


26 posted on 01/20/2007 10:05:59 AM PST by Walkingfeather (u)
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"...and the housing of "suspicious" individuals in the mosque."

This is the part we probably want to keep our eye on.

You bet. I didn't even know that the Islamic Society of Greater Salt Lake existed until now. You bet I'll be watching.

27 posted on 01/20/2007 11:09:20 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The relative said the abrupt departure - one that left the imam "in shock" - was driven by something more than his marital issues. The imam, the relative said, had recently raised concerns about board finances, the exclusion of women from the board and the housing of "suspicious" individuals in the mosque.

This part is what's really interesting to me. Seems to me that the other Muslims didn't want the imam to be in a position where the only way out of "difficulties" would be to strike a deal where he would give testimony about shady things at the mosque

The imam might know too much

28 posted on 01/20/2007 11:21:17 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Never try to teach a pig to sing -- it wastes your time and it annoys the pig)
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To: Cicero
Is the mosque housing terrorists? Is the board stealing funds?

Is the mosque being used as a safe-house for terrorists, and are mosque funds being used to purchase items to facilitate terrorism?

29 posted on 01/20/2007 11:34:34 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Never try to teach a pig to sing -- it wastes your time and it annoys the pig)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

Why did they terminate him? Did he not beat his wife up badly enough?


30 posted on 01/20/2007 11:40:53 AM PST by LtdGovt ("Where government moves in, community retreats and civil society disintegrates" -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: SauronOfMordor

Considering the proximity to Air National Guard units and Hill Air Force Base, I'm worried about it.


31 posted on 01/20/2007 11:44:42 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: SauronOfMordor

Yes, that's what I was suggesting. Notice that although he is accused of beating his wife, and certainly looks pretty ugly, he seems to have been arguing for at least one moderate position for a Muslim Imam: putting women on the board. No strict Muslim would allow that for a minute.

In other words, they may have framed him and kicked him out because he wasn't enough of an extremist.


32 posted on 01/20/2007 11:53:00 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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Here's an interesting video showing the finer points of islamic wife-beating: http://www.compfused.com/directlink/4364/


33 posted on 01/20/2007 12:08:35 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: Cicero
This mosque is the one the SLC Mall shooter attended. The part about the housing of "suspicious" individuals in the mosque is a bit concerning
34 posted on 02/22/2007 9:06:33 AM PST by PapaBear3625
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Bump for present relevance to Salt Lake City Mall Shooting. This is the mall the shooter prayed at
35 posted on 02/24/2007 1:59:13 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Never try to teach a pig to sing -- it wastes your time and it annoys the pig)
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