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He didn't address the comments that started the controversy in the first place.
MURFREESBORO — Two weeks after demeaning efforts to build a mosque here, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain apologized for offending Muslims and acknowledged their right to religious freedom.
Cain fell short of addressing comments he made in Murfreesboro where he said a mosque construction project is an attempt to “sneak” Shariah law into the legal system and that communities should be allowed to ban mosques from being built.
He met Wednesday with four American Muslim leaders at the ADAMS Center in Sterling, Va., and emerged saying he “enjoyed heartfelt fellowship and thoughtful dialogue” about people of different faiths trying to restore the American dream.
“While I stand by my opposition to the interference of Shariah law into the American legal system, I remain humble and contrite for any statements I have made that might have caused offense to Muslim Americans and their friends,” he said in a written statement. “I am truly sorry for comments that may have betrayed my commitment to the U.S. Constitution and the freedom of religion guaranteed by it. Muslims, like all Americans, have the right to practice their faith freely and peacefully.”
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http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110729/NEWS02/307290040/Herman-Cain-apologizes-offending-Muslims
MURFREESBORO — Two weeks after demeaning efforts to build a mosque here, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain apologized for offending Muslims and acknowledged their right to religious freedom.
Cain fell short of addressing comments he made in Murfreesboro where he said a mosque construction project is an attempt to “sneak” Shariah law into the legal system and that communities should be allowed to ban mosques from being built.
He met Wednesday with four American Muslim leaders at the ADAMS Center in Sterling, Va., and emerged saying he “enjoyed heartfelt fellowship and thoughtful dialogue” about people of different faiths trying to restore the American dream.
“While I stand by my opposition to the interference of Shariah law into the American legal system, I remain humble and contrite for any statements I have made that might have caused offense to Muslim Americans and their friends,” he said in a written statement. “I am truly sorry for comments that may have betrayed my commitment to the U.S. Constitution and the freedom of religion guaranteed by it. Muslims, like all Americans, have the right to practice their faith freely and peacefully.”
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http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110729/NEWS02/307290040/Herman-Cain-apologizes-offending-Muslims
