The mosque in Dearborn covers 84,000 square feet of space
The circus is coming to town.
Raw Story has a Reuters report that incendiary Florida pastor Terry Jones, whose burning of the Koran erupted in murderous violence in in Dea Pakistan, plans to hold a rally on Friday outside Dearborn’s Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in the United States.
Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy has reportedly filed a petition in federal district court to stop the rally, arguing it would be too dangerous. WXYZ reports that the hearing on Worthy’s attempt to stop the rally will be Thursday at 3 p.m.
Pastor Jones, whose Dove World Outreach Center consists primarily of his family and a few friends, wants to assure everyone that safety is his first priority:
We have made it very clear that we are coming there with very, very peaceful intentions. We will be armed. We do have concealed weapons permits.” - Terry Jones told Detroit TV station WXYZ.
The Reuters report says that counter-protesters organizing under the banner “Stop the Hate” also plan to appear if the pastor’s rally takes place.
