Awhile back we told you about the unbelievable case of four Christian missionaries who were arrested at an Arab festival in Dearborn, Michigan, for allegedly "disturbing the peace". Thankfully, we have great news to report to you today as the "Dearborn 4" have been acquitted of these ridiculous charges.
Here's part of the report from The Christian Post:
A jury in one of the most densely populated Muslim communities in the United States has acquitted four Christian street preachers of all but one of the charges laid against them earlier this year.
Nabeel Qureshi of Virginia, Negeen Mayel of California, and Paul Rezkalla and David Wood, both of New York, were all acquitted of breaching the peace Friday. Mayel, however, was found guilty of failing to obey a police officer’s order. But her one-day jail sentence was waived for time served.
The four evangelists – associated with Acts 17 Apologetics Ministries – had been arrested back in June as they were attending the 15th Annual Dearborn Arab International Festival along with over 300,000 from across the country.
Though the preachers said they only spoke with people who wanted to speak with them, one of the volunteers at the festival contacted the police and accused the four of disturbing the peace.
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The group, furthermore, has insisted that its clients should not even have to stand trial for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Despite TMLC and the street preachers' claims, city officials maintain that incidents such as the one this past June have nothing to do with First Amendment Rights.
"[I]t has to do with public safety and the individual choices made by the arrested parties,” they argued.
*** We praise God that they were acquitted. Please keep your brothers and sisters in your prayers during these times of difficulty. Click here for the full story.
