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Phoenix (CNN)Jon Ritzheimer is a former Marine, and he has no middle ground when it comes to Islam.
His T-shirt pretty much says it all: “F— Islam.”
Ritzheimer is the organizer of Friday’s “Freedom of Speech Rally” outside the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix.
It’s the mosque that Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi attended for a time. They’re the men who drove from Arizona to a Dallas suburb to shoot up a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest there. Both were killed by police early this month.
Many Muslims consider demeaning depictions of Mohammed to be blasphemous and banned by Islamic law.
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>>>> PLENTY OF ACTIVITY Off the Freeway where the #PHXMosque Activity is. pic.twitter.com/iCD9Od1fdw
— Gil Estrada (@PhxTrafficAlert) May 30, 2015
Happening now: #PHxMosque pre-rally starting. One man says he's surprised the rally is such an issue. @abc15 pic.twitter.com/jHM8CzzwnC
— Justin Pazera (@justinpazera) May 30, 2015
Protestors drawing Muhammad, say they will head for #PHxMosque in 15 mins pic.twitter.com/FrAkDGdNVE
— Antonia Mejia (@AntoniaMejiaTAZ) May 30, 2015
People arriving in front of #PHxMosque some armed over anti-Islam protest #Arizona #Phoenix pic.twitter.com/FjdhBBsoR0
— Cristian Benavides (@CBenavidesTAZ) May 30, 2015
@phoenixpolice block front gate at #islamicCommunitycenter of #phoenix . #DrawMohammed protestors not allowed inside pic.twitter.com/tzo0FT918N
— Cooper Rummell (@CooperRummell) May 30, 2015
NOW: #Sky12 over the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix. #PhxMosque https://t.co/l4q28pwIuK
— 12 News (@12News) May 29, 2015
Not good RT @12news: NOW: #Sky12 over Islamic Community Center where protesters are beginning to show up. #PhxMosque pic.twitter.com/2iXg8Juk2o
— phxsoul (@PhxSoul) May 30, 2015
Despite reports, @KTAR923 confirms prayer service at #islamicCommunitycenter of #Phoenix still scheduled for tonight.
— Cooper Rummell (@CooperRummell) May 29, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjg6YoeZ9xo
Join me, @NEWS923 & @BobMcClay at 4:00 to kick off @KTAR923 live team coverage on #DrawMuhammad protest outside #Phoenix mosque.
ā Cooper Rummell (@CooperRummell) May 29, 2015