Claremont has posted a great FAQ about the new interfaith university project. It addresses many of the misconceptions about the new project. One of those misconceptions is:

Some talk show hosts and bloggers have suggested that the $10 million seed money that Claremont received from its United Methodist board member David Lincoln and his wife Joan, was actually received from “Wahabist Muslim fanatics” who are trying to “flip” the seminary into a Muslim extremist organization. Where did this  rumor come from?

We have no idea.

Wow.  As my sister-in-law, Rebecca, said when I read the above quote to her, "People are whack-a-mole."