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Minnesota: Charges dropped against Christian pastor arrested at Mall of America for talking with Muslims

Mar 18, 2019 8:00 am By Robert Spencer

A small restoration of sanity in Minnesota, and a speed bump in the path of the Sharia train there.

“Charges Dropped Against Christian Pastor Arrested at Mall of America,” by Anthony Gockowski, Minnesota Sun, March 9, 2019 (thanks to Creeping Sharia):

Ramin Parsa, a Christian pastor who was arrested at the Mall of America in August and charged with trespassing, was cleared of all charges during a court hearing Thursday.

“Praise the Lord! The prosecution is suspended, no more criminal charges, pleaded not guilty. Thank you so much for your prayers. We have resolved the criminal case and the city is not going to prosecute me further, so the city is out of it,” Parsa wrote on Facebook.

As The Minnesota Sun reported, Parsa runs Redemptive Love Ministries in Los Angeles, but visited Minnesota in August. While in the state, he took a trip to the Mall of America and ended up in what he has called a “random” conversation with two Somali women.

As an ex-Muslim, he spoke with the two about his conversion to the Christian faith, and was reported to mall security by a passersby. He was subsequently arrested, taken to the basement of the Mall of America, and charged with trespassing.

Parsa returned to Minnesota Wednesday evening ahead of his court hearing, and spoke at the Minnesota Capitol during a prayer rally hosted in support of him.

“I’ve been through this before in other countries,” he said during the rally. “The only thing that made me sad is that it happened in America, a nation I love with all my heart. This should not be happening in this country.”…

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  1. Chris says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 8:10 am

    He’s talked of suing them. I hope he does!

  2. PABLO says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 8:18 am

    Now, the pastor should sue for wrong full arrest, assault and forcible confinement.

    • Westman says

      Mar 18, 2019 at 10:37 am

      In keeping with the theme of his ministry, he probably won’t sue. In the long range interest of the city’s non-muslim residents, it should happen. The “shariah” biased mall “security” kept him for hours without informing the real city police administration – and they have gotten away with it. A momentary questioning could be excused as routine, while holding him for hours was intentional abuse.

      Creeping Shariah develops from the Quranic instruction that everything belongs to Islam and the unbelievers are nothing more than squatters; of less value than animals. This erasure of human rights must be questioned at every occurence or it will be assumed that it is the new starting point for more aggressive actions.

  3. AnneM04031959 says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 8:24 am

    God Bless that Pastor.

  4. FYI says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 8:31 am

    Talking with muslims..that would be a great name for a documentary.

    Talking with muslims:that must be like… Walking with {islamic} Dinosaurs

  5. kuriakose says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 8:38 am

    In other words no Christian or any non muslim is allowed to discuss his faith with a non muslim according to muslims. It is tantamount to ‘ creating a great mischief’ .
    At least for now the charges were dismissed. But who knows what might happen next?

    • AnneM04031959 says

      Mar 18, 2019 at 9:26 am

      There are Christians who rather OBEY the God of the Holy Bible rather than man.

  6. infidel says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 8:39 am

    VOW!!! A Christian arrested in his own country for speaking about his own faith ..that too in a country whose constitution is founded on the Bible… Where is America headed to…? America.. the last hope for mankind against Islam along with Israel..

    • Guy Forester says

      Mar 18, 2019 at 2:32 pm

      I think that question was answered a few years ago when a Christian group in Michigan tried to do some street preaching or similar freedom of speech activities. They had the audacity to do it across the street from a muslim convocation held at a state or county fairground. Guess who got told to leave by the police.

  7. infidel says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 8:40 am

    As a proud Hindu, I completely support Christian America… Christianity the engine of American progress … I hope America declares itself as a Christian country.

    • infidel says

      Mar 18, 2019 at 8:42 am

      Christianity without a doubt is the soul of America and I pray to God that it remains that way.

    • James Lincoln says

      Mar 18, 2019 at 9:45 am

      Infidel,

      Both Poland and Hungary have gone on record and declared themselves to be Christian countries. And they’re proud of the fact…

      The EU doesn’t like it, but tough luck.

      America should reiterate, and often, the fact that the country was founded on Judeo-Christian values.

      • infidel says

        Mar 18, 2019 at 10:31 am

        The only prob I have is when Christians aggressively preach to Hindus like me even though we are not any threat to Christianity and never waged any war against it. But it is still OK because I love Christ.

        • James Lincoln says

          Mar 18, 2019 at 10:50 am

          infidel,

          To be clear…

          I personally have no problem at all with Hindus; I have good friends who are Hindus. They pose no threat to the West.

          I have also never seen a Jihad Watch post that referenced any problem with Hindus…

        • infidel says

          Mar 18, 2019 at 1:00 pm

          @James Lincoln.. Hindus can never be a threat to anyone else.. Most of the ones in the West are intellectual geeks 😊😊😊😊 and will not even harm an ant… of course, with some exceptions here and there. Mostly, Hindus are often the biggest threat to themselves by their Dhimmi behavior in India..

        • UNCLE VLADDI says

          Mar 19, 2019 at 9:25 pm

          Well, Jesus H. Krishna! Will the Hinduphobia never cease?!

          😉

  8. No Muzzies Here says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 8:48 am

    Just a small indication that Christians are no longer welcome. Just a warning sign, telling us who our new masters are.

    • AnneM04031959 says

      Mar 18, 2019 at 9:28 am

      And I REJECT the new masters.

  9. Beverly says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 9:06 am

    He should have never been arrested in the first place. The police should have told the complainant that we have this thing called ‘freedom of speech’, not ‘freedom of speech you like’. There is no constitutional right to butthurt feelings.

  10. Libertyphobic says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 9:08 am

    Infidels have to defend their peaceful rights, meanwhile muslims keep killing in Nigeria and the msm is silent-silent as the voices of muslims, as they keep on silencing the truth-thanks RS and all JWs. Be vigilant and keep a keen sword.

  11. Agostino Armo Pellegrini says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 10:45 am

    Charges dropped against Christian pastor…

    Of course this is good news, but the fact that this discrimination happened at all doesn’t bode well for our future. We can expect more of the same in Minnesota and wherever muslims congregate. The knee jerk reaction in situations like this will always be blaming those who “offend” muslims. The onus always falls on us non-muslims in these situations, doesn’t it? After all, everyone knows how sensitive muslims are about cartoons and other religions and inconvenient truths, we all have a duty, I guess, to conform to the soft bigotry of the left who presume muslims are too dumb and violent to act like normal functioning adults that won’t kill over trifles. Don’t be objective in these situations, don’t strive for impartiality, instead we must treat muslims like overly sensitive delinquents by arresting or inconveniencing everyone else. Look, we all know how this is going to go in Minnesota and all of America with these muslims: they’re the favorite child of our leftists and can do no wrong, but we who care about truth and peace free of religious tyranny are racist bigot islamophobes that must be silenced or jailed. Trust me, if they can find a way to shut JW down and arrest fans like me for speaking out they’ll do it. About twenty years from now I bet we’re going to be just like Britain, sharia compliant with good folks like Tommy Robinson getting jailed for simply voicing their good moral conscience. Thank god for Trump, he was the stop gap we desperately, DESPERATELY, needed.

  12. concerned patriot says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    Need to run a legal sting on them and sue for millions to make a statement and establish case law. Christians are their sworn enemy yet we don’t act like we’re even in a fight.

  13. Ewanda says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 2:16 pm

    “I love it when a plan comes together!!” … and justice prevails. It shows there is still hope for us.

  14. Guy Forester says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 2:51 pm

    A few points to consider:

    1. I think the intent is to at least bankrupt people in expensive legal proceedings, even knowing that the charges will never hold up in a truly just court case. Fear of financial ruin and public humiliation are probably big deterrents to people exercising their rights.

    2. The Christian preacher was on private property, so yes, the mall can ask the guy to leave for almost any reason they like. But the key word is ask. If the person asked refuses, the mall security can call the police and ask to have the guy arrested for trespassing. The police are not obligated to even respond to that request is my best guess, since there is no immediate threat to anyone and the mall is a venue open to the public.

    3. The preacher had every right to refuse to go with the mall security to the basement unless they were detaining him for the police. I would recommend calling the police if mall security tries to touch you and detain you for any reason other than theft or threating or actually assaulting someone.

  15. na says

    Mar 18, 2019 at 10:33 pm

    If a person converted to Islam . sharia rules allow authorities to arrest that person. Sharia rules are applicable with any govt rules. So in any country whether it is non or Muslim country It is possible imprisonment as per Islam.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 19, 2019 at 1:01 am

      This is not how the law works. It only comes into effect if someone breaks the law–as in trying to force women on the street to wear Hijab, or murdering non-Muslims.

  16. CapnJackSB says

    Mar 19, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    Follow the money….Who owns the mall and hires the security guards?

    • eli says

      Mar 24, 2019 at 5:15 pm

      The mall is owned by Ghermezian, a Jewish family, are you an anti-semit ?

  17. UNCLE VLADDI says

    Mar 19, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    i.e: “We invite you onto our commercial property to buy and sell things. But if you say something to other customers that they might not like, we will retroactively arrest you for “trespassing” despite our prior and openly standing invitation! Whee!” HE SHOULD SUE THEM UNTIL HE OWNS THEIR MALL.

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