Islam

Murfreesboro Mosque Holds Open House

Mike Osborne — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:22:26 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro has celebrated its official opening with food and fellowship.

The Daily News Journal reports guests on Sunday included U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Jerry Martin and U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas Perez.

Positive Response to Murf. "Love Your Muslim Neighbor" Billboard

Mike Osborne — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:25:03 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- The Christian ministry Sojourners says response has been overwhelmingly positive to its billboard in Murfreesboro urging residents to “Love your Muslim neighbors.”

In recent months, Sojourners has placed the billboards in Joplin, Missouri, where a Mosque was burned down, and in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, where Sikh worshipers were murdered in their temple.

Mosque Opponents Move to Join Federal Court Case

AP/WMOT — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:42:14 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — A federal judge will rule this week on whether opponents of a Murfreesboro mosque can have a say in a religious discrimination case involving the building.

Gov. Haslam Tries to Correct Sharia "Confusion"

AP/WMOT — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:47:48 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — Gov. Bill Haslam's administration is responding to what it calls "confusion" about the role of a Muslim staffer and a council that has advised two state departments on Islamic affairs.

Rutherford County Commission Votes To Challenge Judge's Mosque Ruling

Mike Osborne — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:35:17 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- The Rutherford County Planning Commission has voted to appeal a court decision that voided their approval of the Murfreesboro Mosque.

The Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 Monday night to challenge Rutherford County Chancellor Robert Corlew’s decision in the case. Corlew ruled May 29 that the Commission failed to provide sufficient public notice for the 2010 meeting at which they approved the mosque’s construction permit.

Judge Allows Mosque Construction to Continue

Associated Press — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:24:14 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Rutherford County judge has ruled that construction of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro’s new mosque can continue for now.

Murfreesboro Mosque Case Headed Back to Court

AP/WMOT — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:01:57 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP/WMOT) — A lawsuit that seeks to void the approval for a Rutherford County mosque will go to trial next week in Murfreesboro.

New Court Date for Murfreesboro Mosque Case

AP/WMOT — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:35:39 +0000

MURFREESBORO, TN (AP) The trial over the site plan approval for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro has been scheduled for next April.

Seventeen plaintiffs are suing Rutherford County, claiming officials violated Tennessee's open meetings law.

Plaintiffs' attorney Joe Brandon Jr. also tried to argue that the mosque violated his clients' constitutional rights, claiming mosque members were compelled by their religion to subdue non-Muslims.

Madison Church to Host "Islamization" Conference

Mike Osborne — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:36:48 +0000

A Madison church has agreed to host a controversial national conference on Sharia law and what organizers call the Islamization of America.

The gathering was set to meet at Nashville’s Hutton Hotel November 11, but lost that venue when the hotel owners decided that the conference’s scheduled speakers were “extremists.”

The hotel cited reports by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center about speakers Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer of the group Stop Islamization of America, adding that they have a history of controversy.

Anti-Islam Group Loses Nashville Event Venue

Mike Osborne — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:22:44 +0000

(AP) A Nashville hotel has canceled a conference by the Sharia Awareness Action Network.

The Hutton Hotel, near downtown, says it was concerned the speakers include "extremists" with a history of contentious events.

The "Preserving Freedom Conference" had been scheduled for Nov. 11. The hotel says it has to be, "mindful of the safety, security and peace of mind of its guests."