Church Plans Koran Burning For Anniversary Of 9/11

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» by Danielle Canada August 2, 2010, 10:46am

A Florida church is making headlines after announcing that it will burn copies of the Koran on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

The Dove World Outreach Center of Gainesville, Florida made the announcement on its Facebook page and encouraged other churches to join them in “standing against Islam!” because “Islam is the devil.”

The church's pastor Terry Jones who has written a book on his disdain for the religion titled “Islam Is The Devil”, tells the Agence France-Press,

“Islam and Sharia law was responsible for 9/11. We will burn Korans because we think it's time for Christians, for churches, for politicians to stand up and say no; Islam and Sharia law is not welcome in the U.S…”


While Jones' church has received over 1,500 “like” praises on the social network, the pastor says he's also received death threats and criticism.

“"We've got many death threats from jihad groups, but we cannot react by fear and we cannot compromise our beliefs. Somebody must stand up.”

The spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations has denounced Jones and his following and tells the Associated Free Press,

"Unfortunately in [Florida] and nationwide, Islamophobia are actually on the rise. I'm more afraid of those who have anti-Muslim sentiments and may think this is a legitimate action and may want to attack a mosque or attack a Muslim on the street."


The Dove Outreach Center is also planning an anti-homosexuality event titled “The No Homo Mayor Protest” to denounce the city's first openly gay mayor Craig Lowe.

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  • Krev

    How about DON'T spread this?!

  • Isis

    Wow this church says Islan is the devil well it sounds pretty evil on their part to burn the koran and so disrespectful to people who are followers of the Koran it's unbelievable at all the religious nuts!

  • nubian male

    Wow should we burn bibles on the OKC bombing anniversary since Timothy Mcveigh was a christian...every religion has fanatics...

  • Z

    That extremely ignorant. You don't see Muslims burning bibles and calling Christianity the devil. I understand that it's just this group of people, but they're giving a bad name for Christians, just like those terrorists are giving a bad name to Islam

  • BobTyranT

    Stop blaming Islam for 9/11! WE knocked down those towers ourselves AND shot that plane down dammit!! I mean yeah they murdered Malcolm X and all but it was our own government that pulled those so-called "terrorist" attacks, dummies.

  • Hi_Man

    Umm !!!Malcolm X was Muslim ,the Nation of Islam killed him with the help of the FBI. That's have nothin' to do with Muslims?
    I repspect Louis Farrakhan but his teachment is far from Suni Islam, Malcolm X left them to become a suni muslim.
    It's just stupidity humans are stupid, are we gonna burn Bibles cause there is a lot of rapist in Catholics Churchs Hell no? Bible is not responsible for them as Qu'ran is not responsible of terrorists.
    They are full of hate and they don't know God and Jesus.
    I'm a muslim and i ve been in a Christian school, i still read the Bible and i love Jesus Christ/Issa as i love Muhammad.
    They are so called Christians they don't deserve to be called Christians like those terrorists don't deserve to be called Muslims.

  • js

    wars are started from religion

  • http://eseaf.com/forum/members/zeb.html Auranzgeb

    Terry jones is unbelievably stupid...
    I think he himself is devil... see his moustache? it is like that of the fire worshippers. Christians beware!

    Eagle.

  • Ashley

    I am an american muslim women and I served 5 years in the Untied States Army (many Muslims have). I have served in the middle east protecting this country and the people, whom include chritians.....I blame the government on the ignorance of people to immdiately categorize terrorists from the middle east not by thier nationality, but by there religion. there are other terrorists in the world that are not recognized by their religion and this has alwasy bothered me. The "christians" that follow this idiocy are not Christians, but are creating their own form of terrorism....

  • C

    Z, are you serious about thinking muslims don't burn the bible? They think people from the west are inferior to them (infidel). Please stay informed, there was recently a group if students in Australia who burned, ripped and urinated on a bible.

  • http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com vivinfrance

    I can't believe I'm reading this. God is God and just because there are many faiths and ways of worshipping him, doesn't make it right to be intolerant, bigoted, unkind or maybe just downright stupid.

    I pray that the planned burning will not go ahead - it can only incite counter-reactions and do not the slightest good to anyone. I'm going to shout: TURN THE OTHER CHEEK and
    LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR

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