This will drive the wingnuts nuttier: DOJ sues to open Tenn. mosque

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By TRAVIS LOLLER
Associated Press


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to force a Tennessee county to allow a Muslim congregation to begin worshipping in its newly built mosque, which has faced a strong opposition from a group of residents.

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and Islamic leaders in Murfreesboro filed separate lawsuits Wednesday against Rutherford County seeking an emergency order to let worshippers into the building before the holy month of Ramadan starts at sundown Thursday.

In May, a Rutherford County judge overturned the county's approval of the mosque construction and this month he ordered the county not to issue an occupancy permit for the 12,000-square-foot building. A judge was holding a hearing on the suits in federal court in Nashville on Wednesday afternoon.

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[exboyfil]

1. Used to live near there

Lots of Muslims up the road in Cookeville (Cummins and the University). One of these muslims was one of the nicest men I have ever met.

I can't remember a single mosque in the U.S. which hung the President in effigy on its front lawn or dug a grave for the President.

Can't people just leave other people alone to worship as their own conscious dictates? I am glad we did not have this garbage when the mosque went up in our community. They had a very nice open house. We have a relatively high percentage of church worship, but our community values the contributions of all our citizens.

Tennessee was nice but you had this and the obvious racism from "church going" folks (lost a lot of respect for them because of their comments).

[The Doctor.]

2. IOKTPOIYAA'C'

[font color=white]It's okay to persecute others if you are a 'Christian'.[/font]

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