"He's a Bible-carrying hypocrite," Godek said. "He wants to burn someone else's holy book. I'm a Polish Catholic and I have a lot of Arab and Muslim friends. They are good people." Community leaders for days urged residents to stay away, but Roxanne McDonald, 45, of Dearborn came wearing American flag earrings and carried a sign that stated knowledge and respect would conquer bigotry. "The best thing would be to ignore him," she said. "But I couldn't just stay home."