​Last week's New Times cover story explored the lives of Muslims living in South Florida. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how we got the story:

The hardest part was picking an outfit. Living in South Florida, I rarely have the need for a turtleneck. But as a female reporter visiting a mosque, I wanted to be respectful. So I dug out my one and only blouse with a high collar, buttoned a cardigan over that, and made sure my slacks reached my ankles.

I pulled up to the Masjid Jamaat Al-Mu'mineen mosque in Margate tugging a black scarf over my head. The silky piece of fabric was not designed for modesty, and it kept slipping off.
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Supreme Court Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge, knockin' down anti-disestablishmentarians back in the day.

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This government endorsement of religion brought to you by state Sen. Gary Siplin.

​The state Senate passed SB 98 this afternoon by a 31-8 margin, paving the way for public school districts to allow student prayer in school. The bill would allow "student volunteers to deliver inspirational messages, including but not limited to, prayers of invocation or benediction," according to a legislative summary from the Senate Judiciary Committee.More >>

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Jeffery London

​Youth pastor Jeffery London was arrested last night at his Lauderdale Lakes home on suspicion of sexual abusing a boy for about a decade, becoming the second Broward youth pastor to be arrested this week on molestation charges.

London, 48, was arrested shortly after returning home from conducting Bible study at the Bible Church of God in Fort Lauderdale, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Police say the alleged victim's mother left him to live with London when he was 8 years old because she was "facing hard financial times."

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Youth pastor/alleged child molester Raymond Vincent.

​Fort Lauderdale resident and McDonald's employee Raymond Vincent is a youth pastor in Pompano Beach.

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department says he also molested a young girl several times.

According to a police report, Vincent, 41, lured the girl -- who's described as being under age 12 -- into his apartment with food.

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Christopher Hitchens

His memory is sure to weigh on the bunch of atheists who are getting together this weekend at the Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek Hotel for a series of meals, parties, and keynote speakers.More >>

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Convicted molester Dieugrand Jacques.

​Dieugrand Jacques, a former pastor of the New Alliance Haitian Church in Boynton Beach, was sentenced yesterday to ten years in prison, nearly three months after a jury found him guilty of molesting a 15-year-old female churchgoer during a counseling session in 2007.

Over objections from the state, a judge granted Jacques a bond of $75,000 so he can remain on house arrest while he appeals his sentence. He's also allowed to conduct church services on Sundays.

During Jacques' trial, another girl had testified that she went to him to confide about a previous molestation in her life, so Jacques told her that "he needed to determine the extent of the molestation" -- which apparently meant having sex with the girl in the church, according to the Palm Beach State Attorney's Office.

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​Tim Tebow is quite possibly more popular than God himself -- at least, he may be in Florida.

The former Florida Gator, Heisman Trophy winner, two-time BCS national champion, and current Denver Broncos quarterback is viewed favorably by 59 percent of Floridians, according to survey results released this afternoon by Public Policy Polling.

In July, the same polling firm asked American voters how they thought God was doing -- 52 percent approved.

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Herman Cain

​Back when Herman Cain was a nobody candidate early in the election, he got in a bit of trouble when he said he'd be wary of bringing a Muslim into his Cabinet.

He backed off of that for a while. That is, until he made a trip to the Jesus of theme parks -- the Holy Land Experience in Orlando -- to recycle an old scary-Muslim story.

Enter the revival of Dr. Abdallah.

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​Do you know what Neptune, Jesus, Santa Claus, and Satan have in common?

They're going to be alongside each other on some billboards in several states under the headline, "37 Million Americans know MYTHS when they see them."

That announcement comes today from American Atheists, which says it will put the seasonal billboards in Florida, Ohio, and on the New Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel. In case the God-fearing portion of our readership isn't pissed off yet, we suppose it's time to tell you Florida gets its own special variety of billboards.

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