Koran-burning pastor plans ‘armed’ Michigan rally, prosecutor files to stop him

[RamboLiberal]

A Detroit prosecutor has filed a petition in district court to stop a Florida fundamentalist Christian preacher, who recently caused riots in Afghanistan after he burned a Koran, from holding a rally outside a large Michigan mosque.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said the threat of violence was too great to allow Terry Jones to hold the planned gathering on Friday near the Islamic Center of America -- the largest U.S. mosque -- in the heavily Muslim Detroit suburb of Dearborn.

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Officials have asked the court to order Jones to hold his gathering away from the mosque in one of the four "free speech zones" designated by the city of Dearborn for public demonstrations.

Jones told a Detroit television station that he still plans to go ahead with the rally, adding that he comes in peace but that he and his followers will be carrying guns.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/19/koran-burning-pastor-plans-armed-michigan-rally-prosecutor-files-to-stop-him/

[Angry Dragon]

1. I want to know if he returned that car he got from that

car dealership ....... it seems he has committed fraud and should be sued

[gratuitous]

2. They come in peace, but they're carrying guns

It will be interesting to see this one spun, especially when the local Muslims greet Mr. Jones and his cohort with something less than the outright violence he's expecting. Mr. Jones might want to take another traipse through his Bible, especially that verse in First Corinthians about how love endures all things.

Unless, of course, he's just an attention-whoring fuckhead.

[FLyellowdog]

3. Bingo! nt

[hlthe2b]

4. Oh, so now Fred Phelps is going to have to one up himself...

just to stay in the news. Time for the earth to swallow up a couple of charlatan hate-mongers.

[cloudbase]

5. Free speech zones

were wrong when Bush invoked them, and they're wrong today.

[marmar]

6. A hatemonger flanked by armed hatemongers isn't concerned with free speech.....

........ he's acting as an Agent Provacateur.

[JoePhilly]

7. "carrying guns" ... ?? Does he not think Jesus will protect his dumb ass?

... carrying tiny penises is more like it.

[Initech]

12. Peace =/= guns

[JoePhilly]

8. Detriot Muslims should offer to buy him and his friends tickets for a mission

to Afghanistan, so that this nut and his followers, can go to Afghanistan and spread Jesus' love there, in person.

[xchrom]

9. 'free speech' & guns.

Some things look more like Nazi Germany than others.

And really aren't about 'free speech' but 'free incitement'.

[fascisthunter]

10. yup

[Initech]

11. WTF is this asshole up to?

[Skidmore]

13. He's trying to provoke the Muslim community in the Dearborn area.

I believe it is the largest Muslim community in the US. He wants violent confrontation in this country. SO the people in Dearborn who are not Muslim but live and work with them need to stand with Muslims and present a united front to this terrorist wannabe.

[Initech]

14. I'm thinking more like the bigger picture. What's his real end-game with this crap?