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In the heavily Arab suburb of Dearborn Michigan, four Christian evangelists were arrested on public property just outside of an Arab festival for disorderly conduct. The ‘disorderly conducted’ stemmed from passing out the Gospel of John in English and Arabic to people as they were leaving the festival. According to the AP, “Christian proselytizing at the festival has been a matter of dispute for several years.” After being stopped by the police minutes after arriving, the evangelists were taken to the security booth, photographed, had their camera taken away, ID’s were turned in for their information, even their cell phones...

Shouts of 'Allahu Akbar' as Christians arrested DEARBORN, MICHIGAN -(ANS)-Three Christians were arrested today at the Arab International Festival as they shared their faith with Muslims. The three were arrested by police as they engaged in intense, but respectful dialog in which they proclaimed their faith in Christ. "I never thought I would see this in America," says Steven Atkins, a resident of Toronto, Canada, who was visiting the festival and observed the incident. The three arrested include Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, David Woods, and Paul Rezkalla. Dr. Quereshi is co-director of Acts 17 Apologetics Ministries. He holds an MD from...