they can claim religion all they want. but it don t mean you re going to come in here and do this in rutherford county. it s my right as an american citizen, to have a place of worship. murfeesboro is kind of a small-big town. it s a beautiful place where a family can live and grow and be a part of a community. very loving community. we love murfeesboro, and we love it for the most part, the way it is, and the way it has been. it doesn t matter what religion you are or what race you are, whatever, the people here are so welcoming. talk to the residents of people of murfeesboro, tennessee and they will tell you the strength of their city lies in its close-knit community and strong religious faith. the city has 104,000 people. more than 140 churches and one mosque. for decades, muslims have lived and prayed alongside their neighbors. but in june 2010, their place in the community was questioned, exposing a growing fear of islam in america, ten years after the atta
they want. but it don t mean you re going to come in here and do this in rutherford county. it s my right as an american citizen, to have a place of worshi worship. murfeesboro is kind of a small-big town. it s a beautiful place where a family can live and grow and be a part of a community. very loving community. we love murfeesboro, and we love it for the most part, the way it is, and the way it has bee been. it doesn t matter what religion you are or what race you are, whatever, the people here are so welcoming. talk to the residents of people of murfeesboro, tennessee and they will tell you the strength of their city lies in its close-knit community and strong religious faith. the city has 104,000 people. more than 140 churches. and one mosque. for decades, muslims have lived and prayed alongside their neighbors. but in june 2010, their place in the community was questioned, exposing a growing fear of islam in america, ten years after the attacks of 9/11. we
stop the building of the mosque. they can claim religion all they want, but it don t mean you re going to come in and do this in rutherford county. it s my rht as an american citizen to have a place of worship. murfreesboro is kind of a small big town. it s a beautiful place where family can live and grow and be a part of a community. very loving community. we love murfreesboro, and we love it for the most part the way it is and the way it has been. it doesn t matter what religion you are, what race you are, whatever. the people here are so welcoming. talk to the residents of murfreesboro, tennessee, and they ll tell you the strength of their city lies in its close-knit community and strong religious faith. the city has 104,000 people. more than 140 churches. and one mosque. for decades, muslims have lived and prayed alongside their neighbors. but in june 2010, their place in the community was questioned. exposing a growing fear of islam in america, ten years afte
as well and that a lesson of tolerance might be learned from all of this. jon? jon: let s hope. rick leventhal, thanks. jenna: while that s happening in wisconsin, a controversy mosque officially opens its doors to worshipers today in tennessee. in the comes after years of lawsuits and court challenges, even bomb threats and arson. a federal judge recently cleared way for final construction, but opponents are not finished yet. jonathan serrie s live in tennessee with more. jonathan? reporter: hi, jenna. well, you see the new mosque behind me. this is the islamic center of murfreesboro, and it s scheduled to open later today. for members of this congregation, it marks the end of a tumultuous two years. listen. the supporters are excited because this shows that the constitution of the united states stands any kind of attack from either small or large group. reporter: vocal groups
role at the republican national convention? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with mitt romney s preparations for what may be the most crucial week of his presidential campaign. with several new polls out including our own showing him losing ground to president obama, romney begins a bus tour on saturday through four swing states he absolutely needs to win. but he s still traveling without a running mate. dana bash is here in the situation room taking a closer look. these are going to be huge days the next week. look, the day is young traveling without a running mate as we speak. you never know what s going to happen. regardless, mitt romney is going to have several vp-buzz generating news with him. but the campaign knows it first has to do some refining about the man on the top of the ticket, romney himself. oh beautiful, for spacious skies. reporter: if you turned on your television last month, there s a good chance you saw this brutal att