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A Republican candidate for governor in this state plans to ban mosques and non-Christian religions if elected
A Tennessee Republican candidate for governor, Monty Fritts, stated he would work to ban mosques and non-Christian religions like Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism if elected. He argued the First Amendment does not prohibit states from doing so, claiming Islam is a political movement incompatible with the U.S. and Tennessee Constitutions.
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