Sharia in the
Christians Jailed for Preaching to Muslims--
February 22, 2011
While this article highlights the depth of what
took place in this incident we find completely missing from this article is the
fact that once this case came to court the Judge threw the case and all the charges out and then reprimanded the police for their
unconstitutional actions. This case will
have further repercussions in the coming days.
The
Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) announced today that the City of
The lawsuit, brought by TMLC and co-counsel and Sharia
law expert, David Yerushalmi, stems from two separate
police actions at the June 2010 Dearborn, Michigan Annual International Arab
Festival.
Richard Thompson, TMLC President and Chief Counsel,
commented, “Muslims dominate the political and law enforcement process in
The first incident occurred on June 18, when police
jailed four Christian missionaries when they witnessed Dr. Nabeel
Qureshi, a Muslim convert to Christianity, peaceably
discussing his Christian faith with Muslim youths. The other three, David
Wood, Paul Rezkalla, and Negeen
Mayel, were arrested along with Qureshi
for allegedly “breaching the peace.” The Christians were led away in
handcuffs by police to the applause and cheers of Muslim onlookers who just
witnessed a victory of Sharia law over the Christians.
The second incident occurred on June 20, as two
missionaries, Rezkalla and Josh Hogg, stood on the
public sidewalk handing out the Gospel of John to passersby willing to take
them. The Christians were there for approximately 5 minutes when eight
City police officers descended upon them, seized them, and brought them to the
police command trailer located inside the festival where the Christians were
admonished, photographed, and ordered to stop their peaceful religious
activity.
The police assaults and arrests of the Christians,
captured on video, caused a national furor over the lawless tactics of the
City’s police department.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Acts 17 Apologetics,
Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, David
Wood, Paul Rezkalla, Negeen
Mayel and Josh Hogg.
Read the Law Center’s Federal Complaint here
Robert Muise, TMLC’s Senior Trial Counsel who is handling the matter,
stated, “While the videos of the police violating the fundamental constitutional
rights of our clients are utterly shocking, it is perhaps even more shocking
that City officials, including the Mayor, would engage in a propaganda campaign
to smear the good reputation of these Christians even after they were acquitted
by a jury of the bogus criminal charges. All of this is strong evidence
of the fact that Sharia is negatively influencing the City and its officials.”