Town Sued For Racism For Be Denying The Building Of Mosque, But Heres The Real Truth According to recent reports, a New Jersey town has been criticized for being Islamaphobic for refusing a zoning permit to Muslims who attended to build a mosque in a quiet area. The plans were introduced in 2011, and would have included 107 parking spaces. They were ultimately rejected after several public hearings. The towns board ruled that the mosque would not work in that neighborhood, Fox News reports. Of course, rather than simply finding a different location for their mosque, the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge decided to sue the town for religious discrimination. And true to their ways, the media has gobbled up the story, painting a villainous picture of the citizens of Bernards. In their coverage of the incident, they left out one critical piece of historical information. This community elected Mohammad Ali Chaudry (the leader of the Islamic Society) to the Township Committee after 9/11 and made him the first Pakistani Muslim mayor in the nation, the current mayor, Carol Bianchi, explained in a statement. I am disappointed that (he) would call this community, which has always embraced him, bigots. This story is particularly devastating because the members in the community once trusted the man who suing them for bigotry. Can you really blame residents for protesting more than 100 cars streaming in and out of their neighborhood at all hours? There likely would have been the same protest for any other building with such high attendanceincluding a Christian church. Were not denying that there is racism in this country, but calling wolf on situations like this have a dangerous impact that cant be ignored. 