They already started distancing themselves from him a few days ago, so this is no surprise. Nor were his statements that got so much negative attention: that true Muslims implement Sharia, apostates should be imprisoned, that Muslims have more of a right to Moses than Jews have, and many more.
These are not "extreme" statements. They're just mainstream Islam. The one about imprisoning apostates, rather than killing them, is even "moderate."
Sharif El-Gamal and his Ground Zero mosque henchmen will be hard-pressed to find an imam who doesn't believe these things. [Jihad Watch] Read more
