Order of the Dragon Press Release

4/15/11

On Saturday, April 16, 2011 Frank Fiorello of the Order of the Dragon Michigan will sit down with faith leaders of the City of Dearborn to discuss his concerns about the Muslim influence in Dearborn and the issue of Sharia Law in the community. Based on postings on U-Tube, these concerns have arisen in debates and actions all over America.

"The Order of the Dragon" originally posted the facebook notice of our intent to have a peaceful protest of what we believed is a "Constitutional concern" said Mr. Fiorello. "I had selected the date based on events in Washington and elsewhere without realizing it would be Good Friday," he continued. The Order of the Dragon was the first organization to submit a petition to hold a demonstration in front of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn.

Mr. Fiorello was invited by Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly and Police Chief Ron Haddad to meet in Dearborn and discuss what is really going on in the community. "I was very happy that Mr. Fiorello accepted our offer and found him to be an intelligent and reasonable person," said the Mayor. "We discussed the history of Muslim participation over 80 years in Dearborn and assured him that Islamic religious law (Sharia Law) is not applied to any civil activities or legal decisions in Dearborn."

At Mr. Fiorello’s request, a meeting was set up for Saturday, April 16, 2001 for him to meet with a large number of faith leaders in the Dearborn community. "It was not difficult since the Dearborn Area Ministerial Association meets regularly to support activities and success of all Faiths in the community," said Mayor O’Reilly. Mr. Fiorello will meet with the Church leaders and then meet with press representatives at 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center to discuss the intent of the Order of the Dragon and the results of his meetings in Dearborn.

"Frank engaged with the Police Department throughout the review of his petition to hold the event in front of the Mosque," said Police Chief Haddad. "It was apparent that he was reasonable and his concerns arose from information he had been exposed to on the web."

The Chief went on to say that Mr. Fiorello understood the difficult logistical issues related to the Islamic Center of America and was willing to relocate to one of the City’s "no permit – free speech zones".

"When I heard that, I extended to Mr. Fiorello the same invitation I extended to Sharon Angle in Nevada to visit Dearborn and he accepted," said Mayor O’Reilly. The Mayor set up the Saturday meeting at Mr. Fiorello’s request. "I know that once he speaks with our local Church leaders, he will realize that Dearborn is a true American City, diverse yet patriotic and proudly living under our powerful Constitution," said the Mayor.