Is Pastor Terry Jones God's hate outlet?
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Updated: Friday, 13 Aug 2010, 6:29 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 12 Aug 2010, 9:13 PM EDT
of Gainesville made international headlines when it announced on its Facebook page that members of its congregation would burn copies of the Koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the U.S. Church leaders asked other religious groups to join in standing, "against the evil of Islam," and saying "Islam is of the devil!"
The Koran burning ceremony is planned for next month, but the church's pastor, Terry Jones -- who has written a book titled "Islam is of The Devil" and sells T-shirts bearing the same message -- has defended the controversial event and agreed to speak to FOX 35 on Thursday.
The Facebook event had received thousands of "Like" recommendations by users, but had also been attacked with a number of threatening messages posted on the page and received corresponding anti-Islam rants.
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) called for the church to cancel the event, The Christian Post reported last month.“It
sounds like the proposed Koran burning is rooted in revenge,” NAE
president Leith Anderson said in July. “Yet the Bible says that
Christians should ‘make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but
always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.'"
Jones said the charismatic Christian church and its members are burning the Koran in attempt to warn Americans about what he says, are the dangers of Islam.
up now, they can increase."
Also on Thursday, students and faculty at a Sunni Muslim university thousands of miles away in Cairo, Egypt condemned the event. The Al-Azhar Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs issued a statement accusing the Gainesville church of stirring up hate and discrimination and called for other American churches to condemn
the event as well.
"Jesus would burn the Koran, because it's not a
Holy book," said Terry, when asked if his planned actions were in
accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ.
The planned Koran burning ceremony has come at a price to the tiny church. Vandals damaged its cross, and signs announcing the event have been torn down. Jones says his members and staff understand the danger involved in holding the burning, "But we feel it's that important ... and the times call for some kind of radical measure in standing up."
Besides the Koran burning ceremony, the Dove World Outreach Center has also held anti-homosexual events. One such event outside Gainesville's City Hall on August 2, "No Homo Mayor Protest," targeted the city's first openly gay mayor, Craig Lowe.
FOX 35's Derrol Nail and Stuart Campbell contributed to this report.
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his prophecy has already come true once -- shall we go for a second?
I may have voted for the wrong question. I answered the one at the bottom "Is burning the Koran an appropriate form of protest?"
was I supposed to answer, "Is Pastor Terry Jones God's hate outlet?"
if that was the question being asked, then obviously, the answer is 'yes.'
here are some of his reasons for burning the "koran"
"Islamic Law is totalitarian in nature. There is no separation of church and state. It is irrational."
Yes, just like in the bible.
" Deep in the Islamic teaching and culture is the irrational fear and loathing of the West"
I suppose Muslims foresaw the founding of America some 1,100 years before it existed.
" It is not holy. It's writings are human in origin,"
:)
"The Koran's teaching includes Arabian idolatry, paganism, rites and rituals. These are demonic, an ongoing satanic stronghold under which Moslems and the world suffer."
" Islam is a weapon of Arab imperialism and Islamic colonialism."
Yes, look at all those continents and countries colonized by Arabs.
But Terry doesn't just hate Muslims- he hates homo mayors too-
Also, I'm not sure if I invited you here-
http://www.sodahead.com/unite...
well, everyone who will be participating must hold the same views, I suppose.
self hate: the most destructive emotion there is.
ah- now I'm starting to feel sorry for him...
I just have to always remind myself that he would not reciprocate that sympathy.