Murfreesboro Mosque

Judge Rules That Tennessee Mosque Construction Will Be Stopped Because Public Wasn't Properly Notified About It

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 05.29.2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Construction of a Tennessee mosque that has been strongly opposed by critics of Islam likely will be stopped after a judge ru...

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A Tale Of One Mosque And Two News Stories

Nancy Fuchs Kreimer | Posted 12.10.2011

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Nancy Fuchs Kreimer

This is the tale of one city, one Islamic Center and two news stories. One story put the town on the map. The second story garnered almost no national attention.

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Janell Ross

Murfreesboro Mosque Controversy Sparks Islamophobia, Threats And Vandalism

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 11.09.2011

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By some accounts, Anthony Mijares is a bit player in the story of Murfreesboro, Tenn., a small city 40 minutes south of Nashville. In Murfreesboro, a ...

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An Open Letter To Herman Cain

Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy | Posted 09.19.2011

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Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy

Please, for the sake of our democracy and for the integrity of religion, I urge you to temper your rhetoric and to cease your attacks on Islam.

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Herman Cain's Political Islamophobia

Todd Green, Ph.D. | Posted 09.18.2011

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Todd Green, Ph.D.

Cain's comments reflect a strategy among some Republican politicians to challenge Islam's place in the American religious landscape by calling into question whether it is even a legitimate religion.

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Herman Cain: Americans Have The Right To Ban Mosques In Their Communities

Posted 09.16.2011

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Herman Cain said Sunday that Americans should be able to ban Muslims from building mosques in their communities. "Our Constitution guarantees the s...

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Herman Cain: Tennessee Mosque Would Spread Extremism

AP | ERIK SCHELZIG | Posted 09.13.2011

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain opposes a planned Tennessee mosque that has been the subject of protests and...

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Islamophobia: Increasingly Ordinary And Therefore Most Terrible

Joshua Stanton | Posted 07.23.2011

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Joshua Stanton

Leo Tolstoy scathingly wrote of a protagonist whose life was "most ordinary and therefore most terrible." Such may also be said of the ruling put forth by Tennessee judge Robert Corlew.

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GOP, Stirring a Lethal Brew

James Zogby | Posted 06.02.2011

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James Zogby

GOP 2012 presidential aspirants, courting their party's religious fundamentalist base are making truly outrageous comments about Islam and Muslims.

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CNN Special: "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door"

George Alexander | Posted 05.28.2011

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George Alexander

Provocative, engaging, and at times disturbing, the special is the kind of necessary television that continues to challenge us to examine who and what we are as a country.

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CNN's "Unwelcome": A Welcome Examination of Intolerance in America

James Zogby | Posted 05.26.2011

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James Zogby

The conflict in Murfreesboro, TN over whether or not to allow that town's Muslim community to build a new mosque is much more than a test of our natio...

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WATCH: New Soledad O'Brien Special Looks At Islamophobia In America

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Soledad O'Brien's latest "In America" special, "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door," examines a searing, hot-button issue in modern American life: the p...

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Richard Land Dishonors The Baptist Tradition By Not Standing Up For Religious Minorities

Robert Marus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Marus

If you live near a cemetery, that whirring sound you've been hearing all week probably owes to my Baptist forebears spinning in their graves.

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Southern Baptist Leader Resigns Interfaith Coalition Supporting Mosques

Posted 05.26.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) A top leader of the Southern Baptist Convention has resigned from a new interfaith coalition, saying s...

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Tenn. Judge Refuses To Block Mosque Construction

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Daniel Burke Religion News Service (RNS) A Tennessee judge on Wednesday (Nov. 17) declined to halt the construction of a mosque in Murfreesboro in...

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Muslims And Intolerance

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Brauchli

It's the Muslims' fault. They're spoiling everything for the rest of us. That's because they are bringing out the worst in us, and it turns out there is a lot of worst for them to bring out.

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Feds Tell Tenn. Officials To Protect Muslims' Building Rights

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Whitney Jones Religions News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Islam is a valid religion that is entitled to constitutional protection, said a U.S. attor...

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The Tennessee Mosque And The Struggle For Religious Freedom

Frank Fredericks | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Fredericks

It turns out that many residents of Murfreesboro, including various religious leaders, joined together to demonstrate in support of the Islamic center. The media, unfortunately, failed to report this.

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Feds Offer Reward For Information On Tennessee Mosque Site Arson

AP | TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosqu...

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Cops: Tennessee Mosque Site Fire Was Arson

AP | LUCAS L. JOHNSON II and TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee has some local Muslims w...

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Feds Investigating Fire At Tennessee Mosque Site

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Supporters from across the country have called to give encouragement to a suburban Nashville mosque where a fire was the l...

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Tennessee GOP Governor Candidate: Islam May Not Be A Religion

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011

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At a campaign event in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lieutenant Governor and gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey (R) said that freedom of speech, guaranteed ...

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Our Constitution, Undivided

Ben Leming | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Leming

I ask all those who march against an Islamic Center in Tennessee to reconsider their views. Not only is intolerance antithetical to American values, it can actually harm our cause.

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