Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:00 PM

Eugene (15,551 posts)

US pastor burns Korans to urge Iran clergyman release

Source: Agence France-Presse

US pastor burns Korans to urge Iran clergyman release

(AFP) – 5 hours ago

MIAMI — A controversial Florida pastor has burned copies of the Koran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman Youcef Nadarkhani.

The burning, attended by 20 people and streamed live over the Internet, was carried out by pastor Terry Jones' church in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday, The Gainesville Sun said, and video of the burning was uploaded to YouTube by the pastor's supporting group "Stand Up America Now."

The Pentagon had urged Jones to reconsider, expressing concern that American soldiers in Afghanistan and elsewhere could be put at greater risk because of the act, according to the newspaper, but Jones insisted to go ahead with the protest in the name of the release of the Christian pastor in Iran.

Nadarkhani was arrested in October 2009 and condemned to death under Islamic sharia law for converting to Christianity when he was 19.

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
US pastor burns Korans to urge Iran clergyman release (Original post)	Eugene	Apr 2012	OP
Why? What doe she think this could possibly accomplish, other	cbayer	Apr 2012	#1
Ego fuel and money. nt	rrneck	Apr 2012	#4
He is just following his deeply held beliefs. Why question that?	cleanhippie	Apr 2012	#5
This fool really thinks that doing this will help Nadarkhani?	drm604	Apr 2012	#2
The poor dear,	rrneck	Apr 2012	#3
Like that's going to work.	LeftishBrit	Apr 2012	#6
Why not	cin63	Apr 2012	#7
Who doesn't mind doing it here?	cbayer	Apr 2012	#8
You could burn something precious to Terry Jones, if you have spare MONEY n/t	dimbear	Apr 2012	#9
Idiots like this	Ron Obvious	Apr 2012	#10

Response to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:04 PM

cbayer (120,014 posts)

1. Why? What doe she think this could possibly accomplish, other

than to fuel the fires of hatred.

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:32 PM

rrneck (13,785 posts)

4. Ego fuel and money. nt

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 03:23 PM

cleanhippie (14,506 posts)

5. He is just following his deeply held beliefs. Why question that?

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:12 PM

drm604 (13,962 posts)

2. This fool really thinks that doing this will help Nadarkhani?

Idiot.

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 02:31 PM

rrneck (13,785 posts)

3. The poor dear,

he must have banged his head when he crawled from under that rock.

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 03:51 PM

LeftishBrit (29,621 posts)

6. Like that's going to work.

The Iranian government are disgusting, and unlike in America, Christians really are persecuted there. But if the Iranian takes any notice of Pastor Jones' 'message' at all, it will be to harden its attitude.

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Sun Apr 29, 2012, 03:55 PM

cin63 (37 posts)