Timothy Harris
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And so this chapter really there were three different groups that more than that, but three groups that we mentioned in this chapter that were called Christians came into Dearborn during the Arab Festival, which took place every every summer. I think it was in June and they would come in. So the first group came in and they were passing out gospel tracts on the sidewalk.
And so this chapter really there were three different groups that more than that, but three groups that we mentioned in this chapter that were called Christians came into Dearborn during the Arab Festival, which took place every every summer. I think it was in June and they would come in. So the first group came in and they were passing out gospel tracts on the sidewalk.
and the city of Dearborn as to the entry point of the, the Dearborn, uh, Arab festival, the city of Dearborn told them, you can't do that. Um, those Christians took the city of Dearborn to court. Now the Christians won, but Brandon, to me, they lost in a way, in a way, because it was a nasty fight. And, um,
and the city of Dearborn as to the entry point of the, the Dearborn, uh, Arab festival, the city of Dearborn told them, you can't do that. Um, those Christians took the city of Dearborn to court. Now the Christians won, but Brandon, to me, they lost in a way, in a way, because it was a nasty fight. And, um,
and i'll get to why i think what they did was wrong in a minute the second group that came in was a smaller group and they came in with a video camera and they went around the arab festival just kind of watching things interviewing people and they saw that there was a there was a booth in this in this arab festival run by muslims
and i'll get to why i think what they did was wrong in a minute the second group that came in was a smaller group and they came in with a video camera and they went around the arab festival just kind of watching things interviewing people and they saw that there was a there was a booth in this in this arab festival run by muslims
And it said something like, you know, talk to us if you want to know more about Islam, the religion of Muslims. So they went over there and they said, hey, we'd like to talk to you guys about Islam. And the Muslims at their booth said, well, we'd like to talk, but turn off your camera. They said, no, we're not going to turn off our camera. This is America. We have the right to film.
And it said something like, you know, talk to us if you want to know more about Islam, the religion of Muslims. So they went over there and they said, hey, we'd like to talk to you guys about Islam. And the Muslims at their booth said, well, we'd like to talk, but turn off your camera. They said, no, we're not going to turn off our camera. This is America. We have the right to film.
and it developed into kind of a skirmish really kind of a just this verbal and then almost a physical you know i think altercation and um finally
and it developed into kind of a skirmish really kind of a just this verbal and then almost a physical you know i think altercation and um finally
uh the police came and arrested these three individuals that were there christians that were doing their their filming and um and so um it just gave kind of it was just another thing that gave kind of a bad name to christians and then the third thing that really topped it off brandon was this group came in and oh i just heart it's hard for me to even talk about them but they call themselves the bible believers
uh the police came and arrested these three individuals that were there christians that were doing their their filming and um and so um it just gave kind of it was just another thing that gave kind of a bad name to christians and then the third thing that really topped it off brandon was this group came in and oh i just heart it's hard for me to even talk about them but they call themselves the bible believers
So again, all three of these groups are out-of-towners. They're not there investing in Muslims like some of our friends are every day. They don't live in Dearborn. They just come in, try to do their thing, and then send out their newsletters saying, you know, kind of how great they are, all the results they had. Well, this third group came in.
So again, all three of these groups are out-of-towners. They're not there investing in Muslims like some of our friends are every day. They don't live in Dearborn. They just come in, try to do their thing, and then send out their newsletters saying, you know, kind of how great they are, all the results they had. Well, this third group came in.
Again, they called themselves the Bible Believers, and they had these huge, huge, tall signs saying, that they would kind of march around with and you know one of the signs is okay it was john 3 16. but another one of their signs said that muhammad is a pervert and a pedophile wow and and you know i mean to a muslim person when you say something like that you offend them to the core
Again, they called themselves the Bible Believers, and they had these huge, huge, tall signs saying, that they would kind of march around with and you know one of the signs is okay it was john 3 16. but another one of their signs said that muhammad is a pervert and a pedophile wow and and you know i mean to a muslim person when you say something like that you offend them to the core
and it creates it has created violence around the world when something like this has been said or done like probably one of the most famous instances of it are the danish cartoons uh that created so much uh issue years ago but um so these guys marched around with these signs and they had megaphones and it just grieves me i mean i wrote about it in this chapter
and it creates it has created violence around the world when something like this has been said or done like probably one of the most famous instances of it are the danish cartoons uh that created so much uh issue years ago but um so these guys marched around with these signs and they had megaphones and it just grieves me i mean i wrote about it in this chapter
they would shout out at some of the Muslim teenagers, you're going to melt in the fires of hell, you dirtbags. They called them animals. And all I could think about was what Bible do these Bible believers, so-called Bible believers, believe in? I mean, they were just such haters. They came three years in a row. The third year, it was really bad.
they would shout out at some of the Muslim teenagers, you're going to melt in the fires of hell, you dirtbags. They called them animals. And all I could think about was what Bible do these Bible believers, so-called Bible believers, believe in? I mean, they were just such haters. They came three years in a row. The third year, it was really bad.