Where does Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain stand with American Muslims? Earlier this month, in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Cain was on the stump, supporting members of that community opposed to the building of an Islamic center. “Our Constitution guarantees separation of church and state,” Cain trumpeted. “Islam combines church and state. [The protesters are] objecting to the fact that Islam is both a religion and a set of laws.”

Cain made those remarks in a story that appeared on the website http://nation.foxnews.com, and added that local communities have the right to ban mosques if they so choose.