From the Thomas More Center of Law Homepage:

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.

RESPONSE:

I fear for the future of our country if more people do not stand up soon to protest these kinds of outrageous actions.  Make no mistake: The only criminal here is the mayor. This arrest does not reflect any accurate understanding of the Establishment Clause, which merely speaks against mandated religion and does not forbid people from sharing their religious views in public, but it certainly does violate another part of the First Amendment, namely the right to freedom of speech!

Oh, while we are on the subject, it’s not as if Muslims do not openly share their faith. American youth are converting to Islam in record numbers, so we need to discontinue the ignorant, inaccurate assumption that Christians are the only ones who proselytize.

From Bob Siegel, a Jew who became a Christian because a couple of Christians once shared their faith with him, an act of kindness, he has always been grateful for.

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