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Old 08-17-2013, 01:52 AM
 
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If so, this is beyond disturbing! Is the media exaggerating? This is pretty scary stuff.

Dearborn No-Go Zone: Where Islam Rules and Christians Are Stoned | #1 News Site on the Threat of Radical Islam

 
Old 08-17-2013, 04:46 AM
 
Location: :~)
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I seriously doubt it, but if it is true then a whole can of whoop azz is coming their way.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 05:07 AM
 
Location: Bliss Township, Michigan
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I highly doubt it also, but I have no reason to ever go down state, nothing down there of interest, so I can't say for sure.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 05:27 AM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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That was over a year ago.

It happened, but the article is biased; the preacher and his group were provocatively and deliberately disrupting an annual Arab festival, shouting scripture and carrying a pig head on a stick. There was a history of the festival being visited by what the Detroit Free Press calls "aggressive" groups of Christian missionaries whose only reason for visiting the festival was to spread anti-Muslim message.

Judge tosses Arab Festival lawsuit filed by Christian missionary group | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Not that it excuses what happened, not at all! I personally am still unsure why nobody was charged with mayhem or assault.

Anyway, it's not all of Michigan. I've been to Dearborn quite a few times and walked around, eaten at a couple of very fine restaurants and have never had anything thrown at me. It's usually a pretty safe place, I think. I would not attend an Arab festival, though.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 05:52 AM
 
Location: On the brink of WWIII
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When stupid people do stupid acts, they put themselves in harm's way. What might happen if some white sheeted idiots went strolling through Detroit at the right time of day?

What if a group of Muslims went walking through the Fall Festival at St. Patrick's in Wyandotte or any other BIG christian event?

Provocation rarely elicits peaceful dialogue.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 06:01 AM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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I found the original Freep news report on the incident.

Christian missionary group with pig's head taunt Arab-Americans at Dearborn festival | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Somewhat different slant from the report in the OP's link, which doesn't mention the pig head and the yelling at festival-goers. Google actual news sources and they all pretty much report the missionaries as provacateurs.

I imagine if a Muslim group showed up at, say, a county fair and started burning the US flag, marching around with upside-down-crosses or yelling at festival-goers about the wonders of sharia law, the outcome wouldn't be very peaceful....
 
Old 08-17-2013, 07:01 AM
 
Location: Burlington, Colorado
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I like how its "Is it really this bad in Michigan", as if this event, regardless of how it truly went down, is somehow representative of the entire state
 
Old 08-17-2013, 08:56 AM
 
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I like how its "Is it really this bad in Michigan", as if this event, regardless of how it truly went down, is somehow representative of the entire state

Exactly. This has nothing to do with 99.999999999999% of the state of Michigan or the inhabitants thereof.

Perfectly ridiculous.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Lincoln Park, Michigan
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I've lived near Dearborn for decades and have never had or seen a problem with the Muslims. I see them when I go shopping all the time. I've never had any reason to be afraid or uneasy around them. Most of the Muslims came here to have a place where they can live in peace. The ones I see go out of their way to be polite and unobtrusive.

Also, consider the source of this kind of information. If there is an agenda to make anything "non-Christian" look bad, research the story on your own. Find out the opinions of other news sources.
 
Old 08-17-2013, 02:15 PM
 
Location: west mich
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If so, this is beyond disturbing! Is the media exaggerating? This is pretty scary stuff.

Dearborn No-Go Zone: Where Islam Rules and Christians Are Stoned | #1 News Site on the Threat of Radical Islam
Can't you tell by the content and the "Clarion" title that this is just another, probably pseudo-christian, "warning-be-very-afraid-of-Muslims" alarmist right-wing group? I mean, just look over all the content. There are plenty of 'em out there.
It complains about "stoning infidels" when the same rhetoric is in the Bible.
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