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Right-Wing Christian Group Hires Islamophobic Retired General | The premiere American Christian right organization the Family Research Council (FRC) announced that Gen. William “Jerry” Boykin, a controversial former special forces officer known for extreme Islamophobic views, will take a position as executive vice president. Boykin has said there should be “no mosques in America” and that Islam “should not be protected under the First Amendment” — views that led to successful pressure on him to withdraw from a West Point event this year. GOP candidate Mitt Romney held a private meeting with FRC this week after the announcement.