Across the Country Islam Sharia Law is the New Threat after Terrorism and Socialism
Testimony accusing the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro of being a threat offends congregation members Lema Sbenaty and Layla Hantouli.
Both have sat through several hours of court arguments from plaintiffs' attorney Joe Brandon Jr., who has referred to the Islamic Center's desire to build a new community center as a "compound" to help spread Shariah Law.
Sbenaty said she was also upset to hear plaintiff Lisa Moore give testimony that 30 percent of Islam is about religion and the rest is about killing non-Muslims.
"That's ludicrous," said Sbenaty, a 2009 Siegel High valedictorian and MTSU junior who was born in Tennessee and lived in Murfreesboro since she was 1. "I don't think she has read the Quran, the same Quran I have read."
Moore, along with local residents Kevin Fisher and Henry Golczinski, are seeking a temporary restraining order to halt building permits from being issued to the Islamic Center for the new 52,960-square-foot community center with a mosque on Veals Road off Bradyville Pike, southeast of Murfreesboro.
Chancellor Robert Corlew has already heard six days worth of testimony over the last two months and will preside over a seventh day on Friday. The hearing is slated to begin at 9 a.m. in the Rutherford County Judicial Building on the Public Square.
Sbenaty said Brandon has been wrong in characterizing a January 2009 rally on the Public Square to promote peace in Gaza as support of Hamas, an Islamic terrorist organization.
"Several presidents have stated a two-state solution is the way to go, including President Obama," said Sbenaty, who had peace symbols decorating her purse and a pendant on her necklace when she attended court on Oct. 23.
She added that there is no proof in the Quran that Muhammad had sex with a 6-year-old girl, another of Brandon's court references. She said critics of her faith have jumped to that conclusion by taking the scriptures out of context.
Sbenaty, who has mostly chosen not to wear the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, said her best friends are of the Baptist and Catholic faiths and that she has attended church several times
Testimony accusing the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro of being a threat offends congregation members Lema Sbenaty and Layla Hantouli.
Both have sat through several hours of court arguments from plaintiffs' attorney Joe Brandon Jr., who has referred to the Islamic Center's desire to build a new community center as a "compound" to help spread Shariah Law.
Sbenaty said she was also upset to hear plaintiff Lisa Moore give testimony that 30 percent of Islam is about religion and the rest is about killing non-Muslims.
"That's ludicrous," said Sbenaty, a 2009 Siegel High valedictorian and MTSU junior who was born in Tennessee and lived in Murfreesboro since she was 1. "I don't think she has read the Quran, the same Quran I have read."
Moore, along with local residents Kevin Fisher and Henry Golczinski, are seeking a temporary restraining order to halt building permits from being issued to the Islamic Center for the new 52,960-square-foot community center with a mosque on Veals Road off Bradyville Pike, southeast of Murfreesboro.
Chancellor Robert Corlew has already heard six days worth of testimony over the last two months and will preside over a seventh day on Friday. The hearing is slated to begin at 9 a.m. in the Rutherford County Judicial Building on the Public Square.
Sbenaty said Brandon has been wrong in characterizing a January 2009 rally on the Public Square to promote peace in Gaza as support of Hamas, an Islamic terrorist organization.
"Several presidents have stated a two-state solution is the way to go, including President Obama," said Sbenaty, who had peace symbols decorating her purse and a pendant on her necklace when she attended court on Oct. 23.
She added that there is no proof in the Quran that Muhammad had sex with a 6-year-old girl, another of Brandon's court references. She said critics of her faith have jumped to that conclusion by taking the scriptures out of context.
Sbenaty, who has mostly chosen not to wear the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, said her best friends are of the Baptist and Catholic faiths and that she has attended church several times.
"I've read the entire Bible," said Sbenaty, who's majoring in biochemistry with a minor in international relations. "We're required to believe in Christianity and Judaism and to believe in the Torah, the Bible and the Quran."
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Both have sat through several hours of court arguments from plaintiffs' attorney Joe Brandon Jr., who has referred to the Islamic Center's desire to build a new community center as a "compound" to help spread Shariah Law.
Sbenaty said she was also upset to hear plaintiff Lisa Moore give testimony that 30 percent of Islam is about religion and the rest is about killing non-Muslims.
"That's ludicrous," said Sbenaty, a 2009 Siegel High valedictorian and MTSU junior who was born in Tennessee and lived in Murfreesboro since she was 1. "I don't think she has read the Quran, the same Quran I have read."
Moore, along with local residents Kevin Fisher and Henry Golczinski, are seeking a temporary restraining order to halt building permits from being issued to the Islamic Center for the new 52,960-square-foot community center with a mosque on Veals Road off Bradyville Pike, southeast of Murfreesboro.
Chancellor Robert Corlew has already heard six days worth of testimony over the last two months and will preside over a seventh day on Friday. The hearing is slated to begin at 9 a.m. in the Rutherford County Judicial Building on the Public Square.
Sbenaty said Brandon has been wrong in characterizing a January 2009 rally on the Public Square to promote peace in Gaza as support of Hamas, an Islamic terrorist organization.
"Several presidents have stated a two-state solution is the way to go, including President Obama," said Sbenaty, who had peace symbols decorating her purse and a pendant on her necklace when she attended court on Oct. 23.
She added that there is no proof in the Quran that Muhammad had sex with a 6-year-old girl, another of Brandon's court references. She said critics of her faith have jumped to that conclusion by taking the scriptures out of context.
Sbenaty, who has mostly chosen not to wear the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, said her best friends are of the Baptist and Catholic faiths and that she has attended church several times
Testimony accusing the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro of being a threat offends congregation members Lema Sbenaty and Layla Hantouli.
Both have sat through several hours of court arguments from plaintiffs' attorney Joe Brandon Jr., who has referred to the Islamic Center's desire to build a new community center as a "compound" to help spread Shariah Law.
Sbenaty said she was also upset to hear plaintiff Lisa Moore give testimony that 30 percent of Islam is about religion and the rest is about killing non-Muslims.
"That's ludicrous," said Sbenaty, a 2009 Siegel High valedictorian and MTSU junior who was born in Tennessee and lived in Murfreesboro since she was 1. "I don't think she has read the Quran, the same Quran I have read."
Moore, along with local residents Kevin Fisher and Henry Golczinski, are seeking a temporary restraining order to halt building permits from being issued to the Islamic Center for the new 52,960-square-foot community center with a mosque on Veals Road off Bradyville Pike, southeast of Murfreesboro.
Chancellor Robert Corlew has already heard six days worth of testimony over the last two months and will preside over a seventh day on Friday. The hearing is slated to begin at 9 a.m. in the Rutherford County Judicial Building on the Public Square.
Sbenaty said Brandon has been wrong in characterizing a January 2009 rally on the Public Square to promote peace in Gaza as support of Hamas, an Islamic terrorist organization.
"Several presidents have stated a two-state solution is the way to go, including President Obama," said Sbenaty, who had peace symbols decorating her purse and a pendant on her necklace when she attended court on Oct. 23.
She added that there is no proof in the Quran that Muhammad had sex with a 6-year-old girl, another of Brandon's court references. She said critics of her faith have jumped to that conclusion by taking the scriptures out of context.
Sbenaty, who has mostly chosen not to wear the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, said her best friends are of the Baptist and Catholic faiths and that she has attended church several times.
"I've read the entire Bible," said Sbenaty, who's majoring in biochemistry with a minor in international relations. "We're required to believe in Christianity and Judaism and to believe in the Torah, the Bible and the Quran."
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