Common Cause New York and the New York Society for Ethical Culture are teaming up to co-host a panel discussion among religious leaders on campaign finance reform next week, and one of the names headlining the event is a notable one indeed: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. Imam Rauf, named one of Time Magazine‘s 100 most influential people in the world, is perhaps best known as being a key figure behind the controversial Cordoba Initiative, which opponents labeled the “Ground Zero Mosque.”

According to an announcement email for the forum, the event “will focus on a wide variety of religious perspectives, and seek to address the moral context of campaign finance reform.” Read More