Judge stops construction on mosque in TN

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www.tennessean.com/article/20120529/NEWS03/305290046/Murfreesboro-mosque-construction-stops-after-judge-s-ruling?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

This is the Mosque that Jon Stewart mocked the opponents 2 years ago. The mosque is about 6 weeks from completition.

The judge ruled at the legal notice in a newspaper with a ciriculation of 45k wasn't sufficient notice (WTF).

This whole thing has been an embarassment.

At one point the opponents of the mosque tried arguing islam isn't a religion.

As a funny side note the local TV station had quotes from viewers on their FB page last night and they quoted someone named Fig Ment.

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They published the notice in a free weekly rather than the local paper of record. Now they're paying for their attempt to be slick.
They should have realized they needed to dot every i and cross every t, because they were going to be held to the strictest standards, fair or not.

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May 30, 2012 5:48:32 GMT -5 sandsonik said:

They published the notice in a free weekly rather than the local paper of record. Now they're paying for their attempt to be slick.
They should have realized they needed to dot every i and cross every t, because they were going to be held to the strictest standards, fair or not.

From my experience publishing legal notices, depending on the area there are a list of papers in which it is acceptable to put your legal noticel If that free weekly was on the list, I don't see the problem. FWIW the free weekly is only free to people picking it up. The county/mosque still has to pay for the legal notice.

[iammalcolmx]

Am I wrong or is this the same place that was trying to ban Sharia Law. However these geniuses had such a clear and concise understanding of the Sharia the proposed law would ban Muslims from praying.

[sam20]

Wow, that is disturbing. Yay for freedom of religion!

[whitewolf]

Herman Cain is kicking his heels together in glee.

[charminglife]

May 30, 2012 5:48:32 GMT -5 sandsonik said:

They published the notice in a free weekly rather than the local paper of record. Now they're paying for their attempt to be slick.
They should have realized they needed to dot every i and cross every t, because they were going to be held to the strictest standards, fair or not.

Wouldn't more people have access to a free paper rather than one they'd have to pay for?