Court grants preliminary injunction on anti-Islam ad

[Bozita]

Source: Michigan Messenger

Court grants preliminary injunction on anti-Islam ad
By Ed Brayton | 04.01.11 | 12:55 pm


A federal court in Detroit has granted a preliminary injunction against the SMART bus system, ordering them to allow an anti-Muslim advertisement to be placed on buses pending the outcome of a full trial on the issue.

The suit was filed by the Ann Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center, founded by Domino’s magnate Tom Monaghan, on behalf of anti-Muslim group Freedom Defensive Initiative, founded by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, after SMART rejected their application to place the ad on buses in the metro Detroit area.

The ad says: “Fatwa on your head? Is your family or community threatening you? Leaving Islam? Got questions? Get Answers!” It also contains the website address for the organization.

Ironically, an earlier ad placed on SMART buses by the Detroit Coalition of Reason, a collection of atheist, freethinker and humanist groups, was a key factor in the ruling. That ad said: “Don’t believe in God? You’re not alone.”

Read more: http://michiganmessenger.com/47846/court-grants-preliminary-injunction-on-anti-islam-ad

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A link to the full court ruling can be found at the link above.

[totodeinhere]

1. Free speech is a good thing. Pro Muslim groups should also be allowed to place ads on the busses.

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[DeSwiss]

2. K&R

"Is there a Catholic priest sexually abusing your kid? Or you? Are you or your family being physically threatened or threatened with excommunication if you don't shut-up about this sexual abuse? Got questions? Get Answers!"

- Goose, gander, etc......