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BY: CHRISTINA HARTMAN

The right to ban mosques. That from GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain -- who in an appearance on Fox News Sunday explained his opposition to the construction of a mosque in Tennessee.

CAIN: “Our constitution guarantees separation of church and state. Islam combines church and state. They are trying to infuse their position income the community and people in the community don't like it, they disagree with it.”

WALLACE: “…You are saying any community if they want, can ban a mosque.”

CAIN: “Yes, they have the right to do that.”

That from the candidate -- who recently had to explain -- this:

CAIN, CBS: “Would you be comfortable with a Muslim in your cabinet. And I said no. I wouldn’t be comfortable. I didn’t say that I not have one in there, if they put the constitution of the United States first.”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jay Bookman writes -- this should be the nail in the coffin of Cain’s campaign.

“Cain has proved himself to be no better than a David Duke or a Lester Maddox. His campaign was never going anywhere and had already peaked. Now he’s in the process of throwing away whatever reputation his brief moment in the sunshine might have brought him.”

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for Cain to apologize for the comments. But as The Christian Post points out -- Cain isn’t alone in his belief the center could become a “radical stronghold.”

“Cain's thoughts match those of [the center’s] opponents. They are currently appealing a November 2010 ruling allowing the ICM to continue construction.”