Southern Methodist University — Summit Panel Discussion Venue
The McKinney City Council’s approval of a proposed mosque campus became more than a land-use dispute: the decision prompted a recall effort and sharpened debate over how local officials treat religious institutions. Former Mayor George Fuller later pointed to the conflict as a warning about the gap between religious liberty as a principle and its practice in public life.
Fuller made the remarks during a panel discussion at Southern Methodist University Thursday, Oct. 22, part of the annual summit hosted by the DFW Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity, a nonpartisan interfaith and civics group, according to The Dallas Morning News. A Republican who served as McKinney mayor from 2017 to 2025, Fuller reflected on the August council meeting and urged members to apply the law and city rules evenhandedly…