THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Dearborn Mayor Faces Lawsuit for Prioritizing Muslim Holidays.
The Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, has been sued for religious favoritism after allegedly using taxpayer funds to celebrate Islamic holidays while neglecting Christian and Jewish holidays.
A federal lawsuit accuses the city of Dearborn, Michigan, of violating constitutional rights by prioritizing public displays for Muslim holidays while ignoring requests for equal recognition of Christian and Jewish holidays. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: The federal lawsuit alleges that the city of Dearborn, Michigan, ignored repeated requests to recognize Easter and Passover, having already allegedly spent taxpayer money on celebrating Ramadan, such as $6,500 on Ramadan-themed banners and Islamic crescent moon displays. Filed on Thursday by Margot Cleveland, a journalist for The Federalist, and the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), a Michigan-based non-profit public interest law firm, the lawsuit claims that the city has…Open