{"id":2590948,"date":"2026-04-15T07:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-overturns-mosques-attempt-to-ban-christian-evangelists-from-sharing-the-gospel-just-outside\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T07:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:55:51","slug":"court-overturns-mosques-attempt-to-ban-christian-evangelists-from-sharing-the-gospel-just-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-overturns-mosques-attempt-to-ban-christian-evangelists-from-sharing-the-gospel-just-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Overturns Mosque&#8217;s Attempt to Ban Christian Evangelists from Sharing the Gospel Just Outside"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcourt-overturns-mosques-attempt-to-ban-christian-evangelists-from-sharing-the-gospel-just-outside%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2590948&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>in Texas, a dispute arose when the east Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) sought to stop Christian evangelists from preaching and distributing literature outside their mosque. EPIC filed a lawsuit against Testimonies of God,a Christian evangelism ministry,arguing that outreach on mosque grounds-especially on Fridays-could offend Islam and demanded temporary and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >permanent injunctions barring pamphlets<\/a> and other materials. The evangelists argued their activities were a matter of free speech, noting they stayed about 500 feet from the mosque and did not block sidewalks or disrupt traffic.A Texas court dismissed the lawsuit, allowing the Christians to continue their gospel outreach under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survey-majority-of-americans-view-cancel-culture-as-threat-to-democracy-freedom\/\" title=\"Survey: Majority of Americans View Cancel Culture as &#039;Threat to Democracy, Freedom&#039;\">laws protecting free speech<\/a>, and enabling them to pursue attorney\u2019s fees and costs. The case occured alongside ongoing controversy surrounding EPIC\u2019s broader progress plans, including the EPIC City project, which was later rebranded as The Meadows-a proposed 1,000-home subdivision centered around a mosque, a school, and other Islamic facilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A controversial Islamic project in Texas tried to stop Christian evangelists from preaching and distributing literature on property outside their mosque.<\/p>\n<p>But a Texas court dismissed the lawsuit, enabling the Christians to continue sharing the gospel in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The East Plano Islamic Center &mdash; also known as EPIC &mdash; filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/files.butterfieldpatterson.com\/2025.10.02%20EPIC's%20Verified%20Original%20Petition%20and%20Request%20for%20Declaratory%20and%20Injunctive%20Relief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> against Testimonies of God, a Christian evangelism ministry, in October 2025, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/evangelists-free-to-preach-the-gospel-outside-texas-mosque.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The Christian Post.<\/p>\n<p>The mosque complex wanted a &ldquo;temporary and permanent injunction&rdquo; barring the Christians from &ldquo;handing out evangelical pamphlets, letters, fliers, or other documents offensive to the Islamic faith.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>EPIC was especially annoyed that the outreaches occurred on Fridays, which is when Muslims assemble for religious services.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit said that the evangelists &ldquo;set up a tent, brought external speakers, and came with evangelical pamphlets and signs that they attempted to hand to passers-by, all of whom were attempting to enter the mosque for prayer services.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/files.butterfieldpatterson.com\/2025.11.05%20Defendants'%20Original%20Answer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">document<\/a> responding to the lawsuit, of which Heritage Grace Community Church was another defendant, said that the complaint marked a &ldquo;shocking and illegal demand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such demands are an unthinkable attack on our country&rsquo;s core values of free speech and freedom of religion,&rdquo; the document said. &ldquo;Under the injunction that Plaintiff demands, a local church would be prohibited from even handing out free Bibles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The document added that the defendants do not block sidewalks or interfere with traffic, and noted that they position themselves 500 feet away from the mosque, adjacent to a six-lane road.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Missionary Defendants do not want to disrupt or prevent religious services at the mosque but to proclaim the truth in love,&rdquo; the document continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They want to exercise their rights to free speech and to respect every person, regardless of what they believe, because each person is made in the image of God, and Christians are commanded to love their neighbors as they would love themselves,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Missionary Defendants want all people to hear the Gospel and come to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Christian Post noted that the court dismissed the case on March 23, permitting the evangelists to continue under Texas laws enabling judges to dismiss lawsuits that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-cant-solve-our-cancel-culture-problem\/\" title=\"Government Can\u2019t Solve our Cancel Culture Problem\">suppress free speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Christians are now able to pursue attorney&rsquo;s frees and other costs associated with defending themselves.<\/p>\n<p>EPIC is behind the controversial EPIC City project, which would created a distinctly Islamic subdivision in northern Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The project recently rebranded to &ldquo;The Meadows.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It would involve 1,000 homes centered around a mosque, a school, and other Islamic facilities.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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EPIC filed suit in October 2025 against Testimonies of God, seeking temporary and permanent injunctions to bar evangelical pamphlets and other materials it deemed offensive. The Christian Post reported on the case.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors for the evangelists argued their actions were a matter of free speech and did not block sidewalks or traffic, noting they stayed about 500 feet from the mosque and aimed to \u201cproclaim the truth in love.\u201d A response from the defendants, including Heritage Grace Community Church, called the complaint a shocking and illegal demand that would, among other things, prohibit distributing free Bibles; they argued they were peacefully sharing the gospel and respecting others.<\/p>\n<p>On March 23, a Texas court dismissed the lawsuit, allowing the evangelists to continue their activities under free-speech protections and to pursue attorney\u2019s fees and other costs. EPIC is associated with the controversial EPIC City project, which proposed a 1,000-home Islamic subdivision centered around a mosque and facilities, later rebranded as \u201cThe Meadows.\u201d If you\u2019d like a shorter or longer version, I can adjust the paraphrase<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2590949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Featured-Image-932.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[69263,61394,72237,17082,75807],"class_list":["post-2590948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-court-ruling-2","tag-evangelism-2","tag-free-speech-2","tag-mosque","tag-religious-freedom-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Featured-Image-932.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2590948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2590948"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2590948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2590952,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2590948\/revisions\/2590952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2590949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2590948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2590948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2590948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}