Murfreesboro Tennessee

Drunk Duo Goes On McRampage At McDonald's Because Of Burger Toppings: Cops

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.18.2012

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Two allegedly drunk diners were arrested after they threw bricks into McDonald's windows because their cheeseburgers lacked a sufficient amount of oni...

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A Tale Of One Mosque And Two News Stories

Nancy Fuchs Kreimer | Posted 12.10.2011

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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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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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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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CNN Special: "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door"

George Alexander | Posted 05.28.2011

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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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Shooting Reported On Tennessee Campus

AP | SHEILA BURKE | Posted 05.25.2011

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A 20-year-old student pulled out a revolver and shot another man in the thumb during an argument on the campus of Middle T...

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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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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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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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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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Ground Zero Mosque: A Muslim's Perspective

Harris Zafar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Muslim groups sponsoring each mosque construction project to reach out to its neighbors and understand their concerns so that any erroneous fears can be addressed with peace and respect.

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Our Constitution, Undivided

Ben Leming | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, American Muslims, Murfreesboro Mosque, Jim Tracy, Islamic Center, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Murfreesboro-Tennessee, Freedom of Religion, Lou Ann Zelenik, Politics News

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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HIV-POSITIVE: Virginia Clinics May Have Infected Patients

AP | BILL POOVEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the ag...

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Tornado kills 2, injures 41 in central Tenn.

AP | JUANITA COUSINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A tornado killed a woman and her 9-week-old infant and also injured dozens Friday in central Tennessee as a line of storms...

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