Florida 'Church' Plans To Burn Korans On 9/11

[RamboLiberal]

On September 11, members of the Dove World Outreach Center -- a Gainsville, Florida church -- plan to burn copies of the Koran to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The protest is just the latest in a series of provocative actions from the self-described "New Testament Church," which seems as interested in getting attention as it is in sharing the Word with the world. Unfortunately, their plan seems to have worked -- and local investigators have begun probing the church's tax-exempt status after reports that Dove World Outreach Center is essentially a scam.

The church, which was founded in 1986, has long been controversial in Gainsville. The Koran-burning protest is just the latest in a string of high-profile "protests on other issues, such as homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and abortion," Religion News Service reports. But it seems clear that taking on Muslims is the one of the church's central goals. The church's leader, Dr. Terry Jones -- who before heading up the Dove World Outreach Center ran a sister church in Cologne, Germany -- has published a book entitled "Islam is of the Devil" and posted a large sign outside his church that offers passing commuters the same message. Last year, members sent their kids to public schools wearing "Islam Is Of The Devil" t-shirts (the students were sent home, creating more headlines.) The church's website features a number of videos where Jones takes on Islam as...well, you can probably guess.

But as the Gainsville Sun reports, there is one thing Jones likes doing more than burning books -- and that's making money. Sun reporter Megan Rolland delved into the church's numerous for-profit business interests and found a church that local officials say may be violating its tax-exempt status.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/gainsville_church_plans_to_burn_korans_on_911_mean.php?ref=fpb

[woo me with science]

1. "Dove World Outreach"

You can't make this stuff up.

[JoePhilly]

4. My first thought ... "Outreach" ... really??

"Out of Touch" more likely.

[RC]

2. Mighty Christian of'em.

[dmallind]

16. Yep - book burning is a long-standing tradition in the faith. So they really are being so. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Well..isn't that special.......What a bunch of ignorant schmucks.

:puke:

[flvegan]

5. Aww...it's like a Westboro Baptist, Jr. Ain't it cute.

:eyes:

[JuniperLea]

6. They'd be the first to shit holy gold bricks if someone did that to the Bible...

Idiots. Clueless fucking idiots. This is why there are religious issues in the world, because of nutjob extremists. Leave their religion alone and how dare you try to keep it out of your government, but let's shit on every other religion in the world, shall we? And forbid them to do unto us as we do unto them.

[populistdriven]

43. if anyone lives in the area i have an idea pm me

[spanone]

7. christains, my ass

[jah the baptist]

35. indeed it is

antichrist

[mstinamotorcity]

8. Just some more shit

to make America look as ridiculous as possible. He is only doing this to inflame our predjudices that some feel towards the Islam faith and Muslims. Bad move and seems to be a bad church. Forgive them for they know exactly what they do.

[Warpy]

9. That name activated my failing memory

because I know they've been in the news before. Sure enough:

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/04/14/gainesville-mayor/ "No Homo Mayor*" sign on the front, along with "Islam is of the Devil!"

A review from a critic: http://www.yelp.com/biz/dove-world-outreach-center-gainesville

Pastor's daughter sent home from school for a hate T-shirt: http://www.amp-oneb.ghazali.net/html/teaching_hate.html (unfortunately, the ACLU has taken this one on. It's one they need to lose. Hate has no place in public schools)

Sapp is a well known fulminator, agitator, and general asshole for Jebus.


* I'm happy to say the "homo" mayoral candidate WON.

[kestrel91316]

10. I didn't think faux xtians could get any more hateful than Westboro.

I was wrong.

[Submariner]

11. More childish my god is beter than your god crap n/t

[Initech]

28. To quote George Carlin - "My god has a bigger dick than your god!"

[Oregone]

12. As the Taliban gears up to destroy some more Buddha statues

Im truly angry God didn't put me on the sane planet instead of earth

[IndianaGreen]

13. A Florida version of Westboro Baptist Church

How nice!

[dtexdem]

14. So, do they usually burn doves as burnt offerings?

I wonder what they'd think of a mosque burning copies of the Bible.

[FiveGoodMen]

15. Now THAT will accomplish something!

(:sarcasm: of course)

[Atticus]

17. And where is the condemnation from the "real" Christian churches?

They're all worshipping "Our Lady of Don't Make Waves".

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. No, they're all consistently ignored by the media.

There will be many who will speak out about this, but they will be relegated to doing so on their facebook pages and other places because even if the denomination headquarters send out press releases or hold protests or do other stuff, the media won't give a shit.

[HockeyMom]

18. Florida is one SICK STATE

Get me the hell out of here.

[Vickers]

20. If it wasn't for the humidity, traffic, and long restaurant lines, I'd be outta here.

:P

and

:hi:

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. Most churches not affiliated with a denomination are scams.

I know, some will argue that ALL churches are scams... but amongst the world of the religious, it's pretty obvious that independent churches are, with rare exceptions, started on the basis of ego of the pastor and are more cult than church.

[onethatcares]

22. smooth move, exlax

i'm speechless,

[McCamy Taylor]

23. Wee! A good old fashioned Nazi style book burning. What could be more American!

[snagglepuss]

24. Evangalicals are having a hard time raising the tons of cash they were

used to getting bfeore the economy tanked. These contemptible asshats have decided that fanning the flames of hate pays cash dividends.

[TheBigotBasher]

25. And the Freeper discussion on this roves why the Rethugs are not fit to govern.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2559009/posts?q=1&;page=1

[VOX]

26. What a vile cesspool of ignorance and sheer hate that site is. It's so nauseating that I avoid it...

But every now and then I'll slip and take a quick look at FR, and then regret going there -- all that concentrated hatred and blind stupidity is incredibly depressing. Those people are beyond reason and reach.

[TheBigotBasher]

27. What worries me is their ilk

could be running one or both of the Houses of Congress.

[no_hypocrisy]

29. What would Jesus burn?

[ThomThom]

30. They don't sound very christian more like Randal Terry and his bunch

of anti-abortion thugs

[ladjf]

31. How and why do they keep dreaming up this crazy stuff? nr

[KamaAina]

32. I hope they have a burn permit from their local air quality district

:P

[jah the baptist]

33. roger waters put it best

Waiting to put on a black shirt
Waiting to weed out the weaklings
Waiting to smash in their windows
And kick in their doors
Waiting for the final solution
To strengthen the strain
Waiting to follow the worms
Waiting to turn on the showers
And fire the ovens
Waiting for the queens and the coons
And the reds and the Jews
Waiting to follow the worms

-----

insert muslims

edited to say the
smash in their windows and kick in their doors is the logical next step flowing from the book burning

edited for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bDY0DfEjmo

[gauguin57]

34. Dove World Uber Alles.

Good grief. How would they like it if Muslims burned copies of the New Testament to commemorate the U.S. invasion of (insert Muslim nation here)?

[roamer65]

36. How fascist of them.

I hate Florida Nazis.

[Fuzz]

37. Fuck, I hate religion.

[roamer65]

38. So do I.

They're basically cults.

[Stuckinthebush]

39. Yup...it is pretty bad stuff

I've been enjoying Christopher Hitchens book "God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything".

[LostInAnomie]

40. Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Bah... it's not like they read that Bible thing anyway.

[jah the baptist]

41. matthew 7:5

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye

nough said

[Scurrilous]

42. K & R

:thumbsup:

[malaise]

44. Well let's hope a massive hurricane isn't wiping out said

church at the same time. 9/11 just happens to be dead center for the Atlantic hurricane peak season.

[Bluebear]

45. Marvelous "Outreach"!