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Father Keith Fennessy had first agreed to sell the old building to the Muslim American Society, but the deal sparked community protests and the pastor, who signed a contract, withdrew his support.
Many residents from Midland Beach will be happy to hear – some took to the streets to keep the mosque from coming to their neighborhood.
“We just want to leave our neighborhood the way it is – Christian, Catholic,” one resident said.
“The city has had enough terrorism and everything else,” resident Debbie Benson said. “We just don’t want to take the chance, and they can’t prove to us otherwise.”