Posted on 07/14/2010 11:14:59 AM PDT by Gene Eric
ANN ARBOR, MI – In an unprecedented and astonishing development, the City of Dearborn, through its mayor and its official website, has personally attacked the four Christian missionaries arrested at the annual Arab International Festival on June 18, 2010. The Mayor’s intrusion into the case destroyed whatever semblance remained of an unbiased and professional law enforcement action following the illegal seizure of video cameras to prevent recording of the events surrounding the arrests.
One of the Christian missionaries, Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, MD, tore apart the mayor’s five page statement attacking the missionaries. “Oh Really, Mayor O’Reilly?” [Click here to see video]
Dr. Qureshi was engaged in a peaceful dialogue with several Muslim youths. The other three missionaries were merely videotaping the conversation when the Dearborn police moved in, seized the cameras, and then made the arrests.
The four Christian missionaries were arraigned on criminal charges on Monday morning, July 12, in Dearborn’s 19th Judicial District Court. The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan is representing all of the Christian missionaries.
The Thomas More Law Center defends and promotes America’s Christian heritage and moral values, including the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life. It supports a strong national defense and an independent and sovereign United States of America. The Law Center accomplishes its mission through litigation, education, and related activities. It does not charge for its services. The Law Center is supported by contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, and is recognized by the IRS as a section 501(c)(3) organization. You may reach the Thomas More Law Center at (734) 827-2001 or visit our website at www.thomasmore.org.
Another US city taken over by a foreign power.
Dearbornistan is not accepting Christian missionaries. Better to enter the emirate as an English teacher or some other occupation.
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Both are crackpots.
As a Christian, I do not tolerate any kind of religious belief rammed down my throat or…anywhere near it…by anybody.
Hands off my personal religious life.
So called Christian missionaries are intrusive/crazy and should be run out of every country.
If someone hadn’t preached the gospel to you, you’d be living a life apart from Christ and be headed toward a hellish destiny. Are you not grateful that someone shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with you?
How about shaking the dust off your shoes if they won’t listen?. Mark: 6-11
I don’t think I’d put in quite the same way, but you have a point. As I said on an earlier thread, they were out to make noise, not converts. Peaceful discussion, my foot. They wanted a confrontation, and now they’re playing the innocent victims who’ve had their rights violated.
With friends like you, who needs Dhimmi?
Thanks for your controversial comments :)
Unfortunately, we have not been granted the existence that welcomes the liberties you’re eluding to. Our Christian brothers and sisters deserve that latitude to occasionally overstep the boundaries of subjective ‘civil’ protocol.
That said, the issue is not about unwelcome evangelism - it is about dysfunctional law enforcement and the impact it has on our Constitutional guarantees.
>. As I said on an earlier thread, they were out to make noise, not converts.
So, they were arrested for ‘noise’ pollution?
Would you welcome the arrest of Muslims evangelizing at a Christian rock concert?
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