Bigot starts ground zero church: Where's the outrage?
A bigoted pastor who has assailed gays and Muslims is launching the "9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero" a mere two blocks from the World Trade Center site this Sunday, but so far the project hasn't drawn a peep of protest from those who are outraged by the "ground zero mosque."
Pastor Bill Keller of Florida said today he will begin preaching Sunday at the Marriott at 85 West Street (see proximity to ground zero
here). A weekly service is planned at the hotel until the $8 million 9/11 Christian Center finds a permanent space. (Fundraising is going well, Keller told Salon today.)
To get a sense of where Keller is coming from, consider his project's
website, which calls Islam a religion of "hate and death" whose adherents will go to hell. It also says: "Islam is a wonderful religion... for PEDOPHILES!"
Keller is the same pastor who hosted a birther
infomercial that encouraged viewers to send him and a partner donations to advance the birther cause. His Internet ministry explicitly
calls President Obama the new Hitler. He
calls homosexuality a perversion. And in 2008, he targeted presidential contender Mitt Romney for being Mormon with a
campaign called "voting for Satan."
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