{"id":1801,"date":"2011-06-05T16:29:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T20:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2011-06-05T16:32:26","modified_gmt":"2011-06-05T20:32:26","slug":"is-giving-out-the-gospel-of-john-now-illegal-in-dearborn-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars\/2011\/06\/is-giving-out-the-gospel-of-john-now-illegal-in-dearborn-michigan.html","title":{"rendered":"Is giving out the Gospel of John now illegal in Dearborn, Michigan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ask yourself if these guys are just a bunch of troublemakers. They’re standing outside a Muslim festival in Dearborn, Michigan, trying to give away copies of the Gospel of John in English and Arabic.<\/p>\n

Are they provoking trouble? Are they trying to be martyrs? Are they merely stirring up trouble between Christians and Muslims?<\/p>\n

One of them in the video says he’s an ex-Muslism who wants to spread the truth of Jesus Christ to those who share his heritage. So, is he an\u00a0obedient Christian\u00a0following Jesus’ final instructions to His disciples\u00a0before He\u00a0ascended into Heaven — the Great Commission? Or is\u00a0this guy\u00a0just a\u00a0malcontent making unnecessary problems for the Dearborn police department?<\/p>\n

Odds are, if you believe all religions are equal, these guys are just lunatics stirring up dissent. However, if you believe\u00a0that\u00a0Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life — and that no one comes unto the Father\u00a0except through\u00a0Christ, well\u00a0… what does that make you?<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Smw9QuH1xkA<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ask yourself if these guys are just a bunch of troublemakers. They’re standing outside a Muslim festival in Dearborn, Michigan, trying to give away copies of the Gospel of John in English and Arabic. Are they provoking trouble? Are they trying to be martyrs? Are they merely stirring up trouble between Christians and Muslims? 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