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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida pastor Terry Jones burns copies of Koran outside church
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/florida-pastor-terry-jones-burns-copies-koran-church-article-1.1069458?localLinksEnabled=falseAn Islamophobic pastor in Florida is playing with fire once again.
Terry Jones, who sparked international outrage in 2010 when he vowed to burn copies of the Koran, ignited copies of the Islamic holy book outside his Dove World Outreach Center Saturday night, according to the Gainsville Sun.
The pastor who once promised he would "not ever" burn a Koran also burned an image depicting the prophet Muhammad, the newspaper reported.
Jones carried out the incendiary act along with about 20 others to protest the imprisonment of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian jailed in Iran since 2009 for his religious beliefs, according to the Christian Post.
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Florida pastor Terry Jones burns copies of Koran outside church (Original Post)
steve2470
Apr 2012
OP
This guy doesn't know when to leave well enough alone. So how would he feel if there were
teddy51
Apr 2012
#1
If I burn one more copy of the Koran than this publicity whore, will the media focus on me instead?
onehandle
Apr 2012
#3
teddy51
(3,491 posts)1. This guy doesn't know when to leave well enough alone. So how would he feel if there were
some standing outside his church burning bibles? Not very good I bet!
Lost-in-FL
(7,093 posts)2. I don't think he will give a crap if bibles are burned.
Hate is a blinding force.
teddy51
(3,491 posts)4. Your probably correct! n/t
onehandle
(51,122 posts)3. If I burn one more copy of the Koran than this publicity whore, will the media focus on me instead?
Look At Meeeeeeeeeeee!
dkf
(37,305 posts)5. What a moron.
I wish he would go away.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)6. You must have forgotten to add the rest of the story
You know, the part where Jones's brave action so impressed the authorities in Iran, that they immediately saw the error of their ways, converted the entire country to christianity and released Nadarkhani.
WTF did this idiot hope to accomplish with such a stupid move. I know, I know, get his name in the papers again.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)10. What he hopes to accomplish is to enrage them to commit murder against people other than himself. nt
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)7. This act maybe his undoing
if someone decides to put a fatwa out on hiss head.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)8. Morons abound!
This is a prime example of that truism.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)9. If he really wants to make a point, let him do it in Iran. n/t