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Man charged with setting Christmas Day mosque fire

A man charged with setting fire to a Houston mosque on Christmas Day told investigators he only learned of the fire from a friend and regularly attended services there, but the president of the group that runs the mosque said he did not consider the man to be a regular. The suspect, 37-year-old Gary Nathaniel Moore, was arrested early Wednesday morning on a charge of felony arson at his home in southwest Houston, authorities said. He told investigators that he was a member of the storefront mosque and had attended prayers there shortly before the blaze erupted. "We are really very surprised and saddened by this whole thing," said MJ Khan, president of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, which operated the mosque in a strip shopping center. Khan said Moore was not a member of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston. With a motive still unknown, Khan and others urged people not to speculate. "If this was not a hate crime, it should not be exploited as such," U.S. Rep. Al Green said at a Wednesday press conference of law... http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Man-charged-with-setting-Christmas-Day-mosque-fire-6728765.php

Man charged with setting Houston mosque fire says he was a devout attendee

Caption Close Image 1 of 14 Gary Nathaniel Moore, 37, was arrested early Wednesday in connection with a Christmas Day fire at a Houston mosque, Dec. 30, 2015. (Screen shot via Twitter) Gary Nathaniel Moore, 37, was arrested early Wednesday in connection with a Christmas Day fire at a Houston mosque, Dec. 30, 2015. (Screen shot via Twitter) Image 2 of 14 The Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Mayor’s Office and the Houston Fire Department/Arson Bureau are host a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 regarding the recent arrest in the Christmas Day mosque fire in Southwest Houston. Gary Nathaniel Moore, of Houston, a regular attendee at the mosque, has been arrested and charged with arson in the fire. (Steve Gonzales/ Chronicle) The Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Mayor’s Office and the Houston Fire Department/Arson Bureau are host a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 ... more Photo: Steve Gonzales Houston Chronicle Image 3 of 14 The Houston Arson Police investigate a fire at a mosque off Wilcrest Drive Friday, Dec. 2... http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Federal-officials-arrest-man-in-connection-with-6727623.php

Noles, Cougars Share Lengthy And Colorful History

Division I and Division I-AA, forerunners to the FBS and FCS, Florida State and Houston were regular gridiron opponents. The Seminoles and Cougars were still in their formative years – FSU played its first football season in 1947, a year after Houston launched its program - when they met 15 times in a 16-year stretch from 1960-1975. The scheduling arrangement was one of convenience between independent football programs, a common practice of that era. Prior to the New Year’s Eve Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl meeting on Thursday, the Seminoles and Cougars last met in 1978. At the time, FSU was still 14 years removed from Atlantic Coast Conference membership, while the Cougars were just three years into their 20-year run as a member of the storied Southwest Conference. Oddly enough, the programs are also inextricably linked in each other’s record books. With a 12-2-2 all-time series lead, Houston’s .813 winning percentage against FSU is the highest against any opponent it has faced at least 10 times. Conversely, the Seminoles’ .187 winning percentage against the Cougars is their lowest against any opponent they have faced at l... http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID%3D210605848