Murfreesboro mosque can move ahead, judge rules

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The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro can build a new
mosque just outside the city, a judge ruled
Wednesday.

For now, at least.

Chancellor Robert Corlew III denied opponents of
the mosque an emergency injunction that would
block the construction of the project, saying they
failed to prove that Rutherford County violated open
meetings laws or illegally approved the site plan. In
spite of the plaintiffs' fiery accusations that Islam is
not a religion but a violent political movement
looking to supplant U.S.laws, Corlew barely
mentioned terrorism or public safety concerns,
saying that the county's planning commission isn't
the proper venue to vet such claims when approving
a site plan.

"We cannot find that the county erred, acted
capriciously, arbitrarily or illegally," Corlew said in
his ruling.

But Corlew didn't let the county completely off the
hook. He said he was troubled by a "striking lack of
communication" between the county and residents
in regard to how the meeting was advertised and
even how members of the planning and county
commissions were informed about the mosque
proposal.

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[ProgressiveProfessor]

1. Its not over, the fight will now take other forms

Delays in permits, very tight inspections, subs may cancel due to boycotts, Indian artifacts will be found on the site, noise regulations will be used to stop the call to prayer by anything but by a human voice, Friday night pig roasts up wind... All of that and more could be coming.

There are also things locals by themselves to further slow, impede, and basically bleed things to death. In one case where residents did not want something done but it was forced by the state, they would park legally on both sides of the street and the required large equipment could not get through. Later strict parking regulation enforcement drove off several contractors. Eventually the builder threw in the towel. Later he was sued for leaving a mess on the site.

Its not over, especially if the locals do not want it. Its also the kind of impediments that a court can not effectively deal with.