. >> defense attorney josh mcqueary argued under county law, religious facilities are exempt from countyou look at the law, they do not have a valid complaint and they certainly are not entitled to an injunction. >> it quickly became clear plaintiff attorney joe brandon was going to argue the islamic center of murfreesboro was not a religious facility because islam is not a religion. >> mr. gross, do you believe the islamic center of murfreesboro is a religious institution? >> i do not know enough about the center. i know islam was practiced there by talking to the people who go there. >> is islam a religion? >> in my opinion, yes. >> what do you base that on? >> they have a belief in a deity, an after life. >> you say an after life. is that like when you yell allah ac war and blow yourself up and get seven virgins, is there at the afterlife you're talking about, you strap a bomb on your chest and blow up unsuspecting people that didn't know anything about you before so you get you some virgins. is that the after life you're calling a religion? >> it's a religion. i do not know if that's