{"id":101298,"date":"2026-07-29T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101298"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:08:18","slug":"archbishop-wester-defends-proposed-mosque-in-new-mexico-criticizes-anti-muslim-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/archbishop-wester-defends-proposed-mosque-in-new-mexico-criticizes-anti-muslim-sentiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Aartsbisschop Wester verdedigt voorgestelde moskee in New Mexico, bekritiseert \u2018anti-moslimsentiment\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Archbishop John Charles Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, voiced support for a Muslim group\u2019s effort to construct a mosque in the suburbs of Albuquerque after the plan faced some community pushback.The Albuquerque Islamic Center received approval for the new mosque in North Valley in a 5-1 vote by the Bernalillo County Planning Commission on July 1. The hearing was about five hours long with comments from the community, and the commission ultimately approved the mosque but not the proposed\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The hearing was about five hours long with comments from the community, and the commission ultimately approved the mosque but not the proposed\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-101298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101613,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/he-presented-a-gun-dispute-over-islamic-mosque-turns-violent-at-new-mexico-catholic-parish\/","url_meta":{"origin":101298,"position":0},"title":"\u2018He presented a gun\u2019: Dispute over Islamic mosque turns violent at New Mexico Catholic parish","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A public dispute over the construction of an Islamic mosque in Albuquerque, New Mexico, boiled over into violence earlier this month when a local resident reportedly drew a gun during an altercation with an employee of a Catholic parish. 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