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In Tennessee mosque fight, religious freedom trumps Islamophobia

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Janesville Gazette, June 12, 2014

Moreover, many local religious groups rallied in support of the Muslim community. Students at Middle Tennessee State University helped form Middle Tennesseans for Religious Freedom, a grassroots effort to counter anti-mosque protests. And the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty—one of the nation’s most effective defenders of free exercise of religion for all—provided legal support.