madfloridian

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July 19, 2013

FL pastor Terry Jones needs attention again. Will burn 3000 copies of Quran.

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Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center, who stirred controversy in 2010 when he burned a Quran at his Gainesville church, now plans to burn nearly 3,000 of the Muslim holy books in Mulberry during a Sept. 11 event. (Doug Engle | OCALA STAR-BANNER (2010))

Controversial Pastor Plans to Burn 3,000 Copies of the Quran in Mulberry

MULBERRY | A Florida pastor known for inciting international controversy for burning a copy of the Quran says he wants to burn nearly 3,000 of the Muslim holy books during a Sept. 11 event in Mulberry.

Terry Jones told The Ledger by phone he plans to burn the books at a rural Mulberry residence — one book for every person killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

Jones' threatened burning of a Quran in 2010 enraged Muslims around the world.

After backing down from his planned demonstration in New York, Jones eventually burned a book at his Gainesville church, which 10 days later sparked riots in Afghanistan, where 20 people died, including seven United Nations workers.

I would like to think he will get the same type of reception he got in New York when they sang to him All You Need is Love.

FL pastor Terry Jones Drowned Out In Times Square By NYC Crowd Singing 'All You Need Is Love'

It was an amazing scene. Somehow I doubt Florida will react the same.

As an added note this week in August:

Group of Mulberry Residents Fight Quran Burning

A small group of Mulberry residents are organizing protests against a planned burning of nearly 3,000 Qurans at a home near Mulberry planned for Sept. 11.

Terry Jones, a Florida pastor known for sparking protests in Afghanistan after previously burning one Muslim holy book, said he plans to burn a book for every person killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The group, whose name says it all, has one message for the world: Not in Mulberry.

"The bottom line is we don't want people to think of Mulberry as a racist, hateful town," said the group's organizer, Suzanne Carter-Moore. "We are peace-loving and accepting and love each other."

There should be a larger group protesting, but I say good for them. Even a small protest is a good thing.

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Retired teacher who sees much harm to public education from the "reforms" being pushed by corporations. Privatizing education is the wrong way to go. Children can not be treated as products, thought of in terms of profit and loss.