Activist who opposed mosque confirmed to textbook panel Follow Us Question of the Day By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press - Monday, April 12, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An activist known for her fight against the establishment of a mosque in Tennessee a decade ago has drawn state lawmakers’ approval to serve on a commission that recommends textbooks and instructional materials for K-12 schools, despite opponents saying she espoused anti-Muslim views. The Tennessee House voted 66-26 on Monday evening to confirm Laurie Cardoza-Moore to the post on the state’s Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission, following a similar vote by the Senate last week. Both chambers have a supermajority of Republicans.