Editing Dearborn, Michigan (section)

===Christian missionaries and politicians===
In 2010, [[Nabeel Qureshi (author)|Nabeel Qureshi]], [[David Wood (Christian apologist)|David Wood]], and two other people acting as Christian missionaries, were arrested at the Dearborn International Arab Festival. They had been handing out Christian literature aimed at Muslim believers. The four were prosecuted for [[breach of the peace]]. Police ordered them to stop filming the incident, to provide identification, and to move at least five blocks from the border of the fair.<ref name="messenger39903">{{cite news|url=http://michiganmessenger.com/39903/dearborn-police-accused-of-violating-first-amendment |title=Dearborn police accused of violating First Amendment |last=Brayton |first=Ed |date=July 22, 2010 |work=The Michigan Messenger |access-date=April 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125213223/http://michiganmessenger.com/39903/dearborn-police-accused-of-violating-first-amendment |archive-date=November 25, 2010 }}</ref> After reviewing the video evidence, the jury acquitted the defendants.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dearbornfreepress.com/2010/09/25/acts-17-group-acquitted-of-inciting-crowd/|title=Acts-17 Group Acquitted of Inciting Crowd|last=Light|first=Jonathan|date=September 25, 2010|work=Dearborn Free Press|access-date=April 23, 2011|location=DEARBORN, Michigan|archive-date=March 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302085202/http://www.dearbornfreepress.com/2010/09/25/acts-17-group-acquitted-of-inciting-crowd/|url-status=live}}</ref> The four defendants filed a separate civil suit against the city. Dearborn was found to have violated their [[Freedom of speech in the United States|constitutional rights]] related to freedom of speech. The city settled the lawsuit and issued a formal apology to the individuals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/05/dearborn_ordered_to_apologize.html|title=Dearborn ordered to apologize for arrests of Christian missionaries at Arab Fest|date=May 7, 2013|access-date=August 3, 2016|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212070819/https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/05/dearborn_ordered_to_apologize.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Sharron Angle]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] senatorial candidate in Nevada, said in an October 2010 political speech that the Arab Americans in Dearborn contributed to a "militant terrorist situation,"<ref name="Lawrence">{{cite news |last1=Lawrence |first1=Jill |title=Sharron Angle on Sharia Religious Law: It's Already Supplanting the Constitution |url=https://www.huffpost.com/news/politics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011090749/http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/07/sharron-angle-on-sharia-religious-law-its-already-supplanting/ |archive-date=October 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/10/sharron-angle-claims-dearborn-michigan-ruled-by-sharia-law/64295/ "Sharron Angle Claims Dearborn, Michigan Ruled by Sharia Law"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009043935/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/10/sharron-angle-claims-dearborn-michigan-ruled-by-sharia-law/64295/ |date=October 9, 2024 }}, ''The Atlantic''</ref> and that the city government was enforcing Islamic ''[[sharia]]'' law.<ref name=Lawrence/> Mayor Jack O'Reilly strongly criticized Angle, saying, "She took it as face value and maligned the city of Dearborn and I consider that totally irresponsible".<ref name=Lawrence/>

Preacher [[Terry Jones (pastor)|Terry Jones]] of [[Gainesville, Florida]], known for burning a [[Quran]], the sacred book of Islam, planned a protest in 2011 outside the [[Islamic Center of America]]. Local authorities required him either to post a $45,000 "peace bond" to cover Dearborn's cost if Jones [[heckler's veto|incited violence]], or to go to trial. Jones contested that requirement, and he and his co-pastor Wayne Sapp refused to post the bond. They were held briefly in jail, while claiming violation of [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] rights. That night Jones was released by the court.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/18461890/jones-released-from-jail-after-paying-peace-bond |title=Jones Released from Jail After Paying 'Peace Bond' |date=April 22, 2011 |work=[[WJBK]] |access-date=November 3, 2012 |location=Dearborn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702110254/http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/18461890/jones-released-from-jail-after-paying-peace-bond |archive-date=July 2, 2013 }}</ref> The ACLU had filed an ''amicus brief'' in support of Jones's protest plans.<ref>[http://www.aclumich.org/sites/default/files/TerryJonesACLUAmicus.pdf "Terry Jones Amicus Brief"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428071416/http://www.aclumich.org/sites/default/files/TerryJonesACLUAmicus.pdf |date=April 28, 2011 }}, ACLU Michigan Website, accessed September 1, 2011</ref> One week later, on April 29, Jones led a rally at the Dearborn City Hall, in a designated free speech zone. Riot police were called out to control counter protesters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Crowds-Bust-Barricades-At-Pastor-s-Speech-In-Dearborn/-/1719418/1793202/-/tmpgi0z/-/index.html|title=Crowds Bust Barricades At Pastor's Speech In Dearborn|author=WDIV|work=ClickOnDetroit|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-date=March 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322135214/http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Crowds-Bust-Barricades-At-Pastor-s-Speech-In-Dearborn/-/1719418/1793202/-/tmpgi0z/-/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dearborn.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/riot-police-respond-as-counter-protesters-storm-florid3b31afbed|title=Riot Police Respond as Counter-Protesters Storm Terry Jones' Demonstration|work=Dearborn, Michigan Patch|date=April 30, 2011|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615224731/http://dearborn.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/riot-police-respond-as-counter-protesters-storm-florid3b31afbed|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20110429/WIRE/110429365 |title=Riot police were called in Friday evening after Gainesville pastor Terry Jones taunted protesters here, prompting the protesters to rush past a police barricade and begin throwing water bottles and shoes |publisher=Gainesville.com |date=April 29, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> Jones also planned to speak at the annual Arab Festival on June 18, 2011, but his route was blocked by protesters, six of whom were arrested. Police said they did not have enough officers present to maintain safety.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dearborn.patch.com/articles/six-arrested-in-bamn-mobbing-of-pastor-jones|title=6 Arrested as Mob Rushes Terry Jones on Way to Arab Festival in Dearborn|work=Dearborn, Michigan Patch|date=June 18, 2011|access-date=February 28, 2013|archive-date=April 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411180921/http://dearborn.patch.com/articles/six-arrested-in-bamn-mobbing-of-pastor-jones|url-status=live}}</ref> Christian [[missionaries]] accompanied Jones with their own protest signs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110619/NEWS02/110619004/Christian-missionaries-take-Muslims-Catholics-Arab-International-Festival?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE|title=Christian missionaries take on Muslims, Catholics at Arab International Festival|last=WARIKOO|first=Niraj|date=June 19, 2011|work=Detroit Free Press|access-date=June 20, 2011|archive-date=June 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623023819/http://www.freep.com/article/20110619/NEWS02/110619004/Christian-missionaries-take-Muslims-Catholics-Arab-International-Festival?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 11, 2011, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Robert Ziolkowski vacated the "breach of peace" ruling against Jones and Sapp on the grounds that they were denied due process.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/11/judge_vacates_breach_of_peace.html |title=Judge vacates 'breach of peace' judgement against Terry Jones |publisher=[[MLive.com]] |last=Wattrick |first=Jeff |date=November 11, 2011 |access-date=November 3, 2012 |archive-date=May 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523202839/http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/11/judge_vacates_breach_of_peace.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 7, 2012, Jones led another protest in front of the Islamic Center of America, where he spoke about Islam and free speech. The mosque officials had locked it down to prevent damage. The city used thirty police cars to block traffic from the area in an effort to prevent a counter protest.<ref>{{cite news|last=Warikoo|first=Niraj|title=Fla. pastor Terry Jones: Islam's goal is 'world domination'|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-04-07/quran-burning-pastor-mosque-protest/54103832/1|newspaper=USA Today|date=April 7, 2012|access-date=February 28, 2013|archive-date=April 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020336/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2012-04-07/quran-burning-pastor-mosque-protest/54103832/1|url-status=live}}</ref>