New Jersey Mosque Gets Interfaith Support In Building Permit Fight

A diverse group of faith and justice organizations on Wednesday backed the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge, New Jersey's, federal lawsuit against a local planning board for rejecting its application to build a mosque.

The interfaith coalition, led by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and joined by Sikhs, Southern Baptists, and Hare Krishnas, argued in an amicus brief that the proposal to erect the mosque should be approved.