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1,000 gather at NYC vigil to support Muslim center, mosque

Thousands hold a candle vigil next to Ground

Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Thousands hold a candle vigil next to Ground Zero. (Sept. 10, 2010)

At an interfaith vigil Friday night just blocks from Ground Zero, more than 1,000 people gathered, holding candles in support of the controversial Muslim cultural center.

Throughout the more than two-hour-long gathering, organized by the fledgling coalition New York Neighbors For American Values, speakers - including clergy members from various religions - called for religious tolerance among...

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