Southern Baptists, Sikhs and Hare Krishnas have told a federal court they think a proposal to erect a New Jersey mosque should be approved.
A planning board denied the application of the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge in December.
The board held 39 public hearings as the society sought approval for four years, said the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which filed an amicus brief on Wednesday (May 11). The society designed the proposed mosque to look like a house — with minarets that resemble chimneys — so that it would blend into the neighborhood.
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