Niraj Warikoo of the Detroit Free Press talks to Majed A. Moughni on the steps of City Hall in Dearborn on Monday morning, July 26, 2010.
The Detroit Free Press has put some photos of their rally in Dearborn over the breach of the constitutional right of free speech which occurred last month.
The photos are available here.
Bob Siegel has uploaded yesterday’s hour long show to his ‘Radio Archives‘ section. To access the show you can listen on this page. Bob Siegel comments:
Mayor John B. O’Reilly of Dearborn, Michigan came on the radio program, along with Christian Apologist, David Wood, one of four Christians arrested while sharing the gospel with Muslims. They each offered contrasting interpretations of these events that are causing controversy all over the internet. This interview is rare and stimulating for two reasons:
1) It aired without commercial interruptions, non stop for about 45 minutes.
2) Both men talked respectfully and neither cut off the other. There was no cross talk. As a result, the audience is left with an excellent conversation with which to make up their own minds about the facts.
If you listen to the show on Mr. Siegel’s website, the actual interview starts about at about 12:55 in his recording. It turns out my recording from yesterday only missed a few minutes of the interview. Once the show has buffered on his site you can skip ahead to hear the interview. You can also download the MP3 directly
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David Wood has posted his reflections of the show on his blog Answering Muslims. He asks some questions which bear repeating:
(1) The mayor continues to refer to “free speech zones.” But as Nabeel pointed out, in the very cases the mayor appeals to, the courts ruled that people are free to walk around holding discussions (as we were doing). Does the mayor have a court case where a court ruled that people are not allowed to hold a dialogue in public?
(2) The mayor acknowledges that security last year was poorly trained, and that additional training was needed for this year. But the point of our video last year was that security was harassing Christians and attacking us for asking a question at a booth. If the mayor admits that they behaved poorly due to insufficient training, why demonize us for making this public? The fact is that the additional training was required specifically because we drew attention to injustice. Shouldn’t the mayor be thanking us for making the festival a better, safer place?
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I threw together the YouTube Videos of Acts 17 in Dearborn last year (2009). Why on earth you would want them via bittorrent I have no clue, but now you have that option :) Most people will just go to their YouTube Channel.
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Acts 17 Apologetics in Dearborn 2009
Acts 17 Apologetics in Dearborn 2009.torrent
The files are listed below:
| 01 Arab Festival 2009- Sharia in the US.mp4 | 43.66Â MiB |
| 02 Arab Fest 2009- The Unedited Footage.mp4 | 29.89Â MiB |
| 03 Arab Fest 2009- Asking Muslims Questions.mp4 | 16.04Â MiB |
| 04 Arab Fest 2009- Dhimmis in Dearborn.mp4 | 12.73Â MiB |
| 05 Arab Fest 2009- Hate Messages in Dearborn.mp4 | 6.16Â MiB |
| 06 Arab Festival 2009- Responses to Sharia in the US.mp4 | 35Â MiB |
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Nabeel Qureshi of Acts 17 Apologetics interviews Luke. Luke was not related to Acts 17 Apologetics. Luke was harassed by Dearborn Police (albeit, not as severely as the Dearborn Four). In the video you will see them pan over to a Muslim man who is handing out pamphlets without any problem. This reveals a HUGE double standard applied by the Dearborn Police.
Video is available on YouTube
David Wood comments on Answering Muslims
From the Left: Paul Rezkalla, David Wood, Negeen Mayel, Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, Tom McMillin and Robert Muise
David Wood has posted a detailed timeline of his (and Nabeel Qureshi’s) activity in Dearborn, Michigan at the Dearborn Arab International Festival. They will be adding to it as quickly as they are able to upload more of the footage to YouTube.
If you have heard any rumors about these four Christians (David, Nabeel, Paul, or Negeen) misbehaving you need to read this and watch the videos. The opposite is the case. The security at the Arabic festival are biased against free speech (when it is Christians doing evangelism which is normally protected under the 1st amendment) and the Dearborn Police are corrupt to the core.
In this video you will see Muslims cursing at Christians and being generally annoying. They were mocking the Acts 17 Apologetics YouTube Channel. Personally I like that channel.
After watching this video ask yourself who was behaving appropriately and who was behaving poorly? Who, if anyone, was talking in a way which warranted police attention?
David Wood discusses the Video at Answering Muslims
Prior to their arrest, David Wood was told by Dearborn police that he was OK where he was standing. Why then were they arrested minutes later? The last shot in the video says it all:
David Wood talks about the letter from the Mayor of Dearborn which says he was blocking foot traffic. Then he shows the film from his camera of Nabeel Qureshi’s cool, calm conversation and there are a bunch of people passing by behind them without any trouble. Another point which the Dearborn police and Mayor (John O’Reilly) lied about in their respective documents.
Ouch, who could Josh McDowell be referring to who got arrested in Dearborn but the Dearborn Four? If I might put in my two cents it would be as follows: Josh McDowell is a great apologist. His books The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, and Handbook of Today’s Religions are valuable resources which grace my bookshelf. This video itself was not that bad, hokey music, yeah, but passing out free literature (fictional novels?) is a good way to start off a conversation with a peaceable tone.
Of course Nabeel Qureshi also had a peaceable tone with the people he was talking to when he was arrested for shouting and gathering together a mob of people who were already angry at the weather (to borrow from Dearborn’s finest). So I am now confused. Both McDowell and Acts 17 apologists are Christians, both are there to witness, both talked in calm tones. Why rip on Acts 17 for getting arrested when they did what you did? If the police had been consistent in their anti-Christian bias they would have put you in handcuffs and carted you off to prison also.
The Christians brave enough to go to Arabic festivals need to band together. There are so few and there is strength in numbers. Am I right?
James White comments on Pros Apologian
In this video: Nabeel Qureshi is approached by Muslims who were asking questions about why he was there this year. One Muslim invites Nabeel to preach to him and Nabeel (in a casual voice) shares the Gospel and answers questions from the small crowd. At about 6 minutes 20 seconds David Wood is seen being arrested by the police, Nabeel’s arrest follows shortly afterward.
Again, here are some captures of the Dearborn PD who are stepping out of their role as police officers in America and pushing an agenda that happens to be popular in their town (due the a heavy Arabic population). These men have perverted justice:
