Former congressional candidate Lou Ann Zelenik said Monday she has found a place to hold a freedom conference after getting turned down by 20 hotels. Cornerstone Church in the Madison community on Nashville’s northeast side agreed to hold the event, “The Constitution … Continue reading
A Davidson County judge Thursday upheld a decision by the Rutherford County Board of Zoning Appeals allowing burials at the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro site. Senior Judge Paul Summers, who heard the matter after all local judges recused themselves, dismissed … Continue reading
Tempers flared in a confrontation between anti-Islamic activists and proponents of a plan to build an Islamic cemetery adjacent to a mosque in Murfreesboro, TN. WSMV Channel 4 reported that supporters of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro asked the judge presiding … Continue reading
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A Rutherford County Chancery Court judge has denied a temporary restraining order request by opponents to halt any consideration of a proposed Islamic Center of Murfreesboro cemetery. Chancellor Robert Corlew III denied issuing a restraining order Wednesday against … Continue reading
‘There, there Lou Ann’ – supporter commiserates with Zelenik over her humiliating defeat A Tennessee Republican congresswoman survived a spirited primary election challenge on Thursday from an opponent whose campaign was based on opposition to Islam and to a new … Continue reading
Reuters, Mediaite and Think Progress report on Lou Ann Zelenik’schallenge to incumbent Rep. Diane Black and the role played by Andrew Miller of the Tennessee Freedom Coalition in financing Zelenik’s campaign.
Lawsuits, conspiracy theories, super-PACs, and an anti-Islam sugar daddy: This conservative-on-conservative rematch has it all. Tim Murphy reports on Lou Ann Zelenik’s challenge to Diane Black in the Middle Tennessee congressional race. Mother Jones, 30 July 2012 See also Alex … Continue reading
A new super PAC targeting a Tennessee House primary has raised all its funds from a board member of a local anti-Islamic conservative group who is also the one-time finance chairman of one of the candidates in the race. Citizens 4 Ethics … Continue reading
A judge in Tennessee ruled Tuesday that the public wasn’t properly notified about a meeting where local officials approved the plan for a proposed mosque, meaning construction of the disputed project will be stopped. The new facility for the Islamic … Continue reading
If you live in Middle Tennessee, get ready for another four months of overheated rhetoric about Islam. On Thursday, tea partier and anti-Shariah activist Lou Ann Zelenik announced that she’s challenging incumbent Rep. Diane Black (R), setting up a rematch of a … Continue reading