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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 07:28 PM Apr 2012

Florida 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=false

An 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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teddy51

(3,491 posts)
1. This guy doesn't know when to leave well enough alone. So how would he feel if there were
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 07:30 PM
Apr 2012

some standing outside his church burning bibles? Not very good I bet!

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?
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 07:44 PM
Apr 2012

Look At Meeeeeeeeeeee!


tularetom

(23,664 posts)
6. You must have forgotten to add the rest of the story
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 07:54 PM
Apr 2012

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
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 08:23 PM
Apr 2012
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