http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-29/us/florida.burn.quran.day_1_american-muslims-religion-cair-spokesman-ibrahim-hooper?_s=PM%3AUS Another lunatic trying to seek attention now! ~sigh~
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old news !!
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And the US government did not allow it. They stepped in and intervened.
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^ Hopefully it's the case
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ignore them!
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not happened and will never happen !
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Before you become all furious and agitated.
Think for a moment , what is done with the Quran which has become Old and ragged ?
We burn it , we put it in a big body of water like lake , sea or river.We bury it underground . So it is better that these idiots who have no respect for Quran will end up disrespecting it in many other ways burn it and save it from disrespecting it in other ways. Like not reading it and understanding it and throwing it behind their backs.
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And the US government did not allow it. They stepped in and intervened.
They have not approved permits for the bonfire.
They have sent FBI agemts to speak directly with this hate-mongerer.
Many local churches have decided to counter this man's efforts by actually reading from the Quran on that very same day.
Students have planned a protest across the street from this event.
Much is planned. Let's see what happens.
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Yeah just caught the news on CBC, fire department has denied request for the permit.
seems like moron is not getting support even in his own community let alone "International Burn a ...." but he is getting his 15 min fame as he planned !
They have not approved permits for the bonfire. They have sent FBI agemts to speak directly with this hate-mongerer. Many local churches have decided to counter this man's efforts by actually reading from the Quran on that very same day. Students have planned a protest across the street from this event.
Much is planned. Let's see what happens.
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Seriously, I would buy him a Quran.
We should all send him copies of Quran to burn.
Lets see if can do a damage to Quran.
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Can he burn the minds of those who have memorized whole quran ? 
He is an idiot and will remain an idiot till he dies. There are many more idiots like him in this world.
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onday, August 30, 2010
A message from an Arab Catholic priest to Pastor Jones who wants to burn
the Quran
Translated from Arabic.
http://www.thenewalphabet.com/details5692.html
A message from Father Elias Zahlawi (a Syrian Catholic priest) to Pastor
Terry Jones (who is calling for the burning of the Quran).
Respected Pastor Terry Jones,
I have read your worldwide call for the burning of the Quran on this
coming 11th of September. Your message stated that you are a pastor of
one of the churches in Florida in the United States of America.
As an Arab Catholic priest from Damascus (Syria), I wondered what would
be your objective, as an American pastor, for such a call?
I wondered, and I ask you: What are your responsibilities as a pastor?
Are you really a Christian pastor serving God in a church in America?
Or are you merely a layperson from America who is pretending to be in
the service of Christ?
Did you give in to your nationalism (Americanism) rather than giving in
to your Christianity?
What is your aim with that call?
(Do you wish) to further fuel hatred among people? Is that consistent
with (the teachings of) Jesus, whom you represent in your eyes and the
eyes of many others?
Tell me, is there in the character of Jesus, in his words or in his
actions anything that would remotely justify even a hint of promoting
disdain and hatred among people?
Have you forgotten that Jesus was completely for love, forgiveness and
peace? Have you forgotten what he taught us when he told his disciples
and the people after them to tell God the heavenly Father of all to
“forgive us our sins as we forgive those who wrong us”? You
overlooked or forgot that when Jesus was hanging on the cross and being
subjected to insults and vile words, he raised his voice, saying, “O
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
Who, then, do you represent or who are you trying to guide with this
call of yours?
Isn’t it enough what has been happening since September 11, 2001:
the killing, destruction, displacement and starvation of hundreds of
millions of people throughout the world, from Palestine – the land
of Jesus – by your leaders in particular, headed by George Bush, who
was claiming direct communication with God?
Wouldn’t you agree with me that with your call (to burn the Quran),
you have demonstrated that you are really unfamiliar with Jesus and that
you desperately need to re-discover him again to be a true Christian
pastor who calls, like Jesus, for the comprehensive love and full
respect for every human being and a commitment to the full and wonderful
teachings that call upon all believers, without exception, to always
stand beside the poor, the oppressed and the disadvantaged?
My brother Pastor Terry Jones. Can you tell me, honestly, if Jesus came
today, whose side would he take?
Is it the side of the powerful and arrogant oppressors who dominate the
world and endlessly plunder its resources, violate its laws and
international treaties, and kill people in their countries and destroy
houses on top of their owners and turn them into refugees across the
earth? Or is it the side of those who are oppressed, the disadvantaged,
hungry, and homeless?
Did you forget what Jesus himself would say on the Day of Judgment to
each person in front of him: “All that you did to one of my
brothers, you actually did to me”?
I wonder if you have overlooked or forgotten that Jesus did not point in
that speech on the Day of Judgment to the religion of any of those
mistreated persons. He only referred to everyone as belonging to the
human race and to his standing with the deprived, the weak, and the
oppressed in this world.
So how could you as an American Christian pastor stand with the
oppressors from your country whose injustice has spread around the
world?
Aren’t you afraid of when you appear before Jesus on Judgment Day
and you are burdened with a heavy conscience, like your leaders who are
blinded by the gods of power, money, control and greed?
My brother Pastor Terry. Do you think I am being unfair if I conclude
that your hatred toward Islam is what drove you to such a reprehensible
call for the burning of Islam’s holy book, the Quran?
But let me ask you, as a Syrian Roman Catholic priest: What do you know
about Islam? It appears to me from your call to burn the Quran that you
are ignorant of Christ and Christianity, and that makes me believe that
you are also ignorant of Islam and Muslims.
Believe me, it is not my intention to indict you and it is not my
intention to engage with you in a religious debate about Christianity or
Islam. However, after I prayed for a long time, let me suggest for both
of us to make a joint effort on this coming September 11.
You might ask me what effort can we do jointly when you are in Florida
and I’m in Damascus?
He is my suggestion.
I invite you to visit Syria, where you will be my guest and the guest of
many of my Muslim and Christian friends. Syria is a country populated
mostly by Muslims and in which Christians are indigenous to the land and
have lived side-by-side with Muslims for centuries and centuries.
Come and don’t worry about anything.
Come and you will find out about Islam and Muslims what will comfort
you, please you, surprise you, and even lead you, from where you are
today in Florida, to invite all people to live in respect, love and
cooperation among all people.
This is what people need rather than the un-Christian call to fuel the
sentiment of hatred and division.
Come to Syria and you will be amazed by the good nature of people and
their faith, their relations, friendly cooperation and openness toward
all strangers.
Come to Damascus to witness and live an experience that is not in your
mind nor the mind or expectation of all the churches of the West or
their bishops, pastors, and clergymen.
Come to see and hear two choruses, Christian and Muslim, singing
together during Christian and Islamic holidays to praise Allah, the One
God, who created us all, and to whom we all return.
My brother Pastor Terry.
I call you my brother and I am serious about calling you brother and
about my invitation to you. I await a word (of reply) from you. Trust me
that you will find a brother in Damascus, actually many brothers.
Please contact me and don’t delay. I am waiting for you in Damascus.
I ask God to make our anticipated meeting the beginning of a long and
interesting path that we undertake together with other brothers in
Damascus and around the world.
How desperate is the need of our world for bright roads.
Come, the road to Damascus is waiting for you.
Father Elias Zahlawi
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One of Petraeus’s advisers, Gen. Jack Keane, told ABC that the planned burning was not just insulting to Muslims. “It’s also insulting to our soldiers in terms of what they stand for and what their commitment is to this country and to the Muslims in this country,” he said. A statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Kabul also condemns the upcoming action, calling it an “offensive initiative by this small group in Florida.”
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Its thread like this that 'promote' the stupid action .. if something stupid is about to happen or is happening .. us muslims are partly to blame cos we do their propaganda for them..
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More to it
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it’s idiotic
“We must send a clear message to the radical element of Islam that we will no longer be controlled and dominated by their fears and threats,” he insisted then.
he’s making enemies of the peaceful elements of islam too if he goes ahead with this. it won’t end here. i hope he remembers what happened to the cartoonist when he drew just tiny pic of the holy prophet, burning a whole holy quran will have intense consequences. hope he thinks it through.
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I sent them a message. You should do this as well. Be polite and tell them that you dislike this act. Tell them also to stop such a cruel act. The more messages we send to them, the more we will have from it instead of sitting and waiting for the day to. I believe it will help.
don’t swear, don’t use words or sentences which give this Pastor more fuel and more rights to do what he wants to do.
Who wonders, it’s propagated by the Jews. They have a blog entry called **
“Islam is cursed by cursing Israel, We are blessed by blessing Israel”
**how much the Qur’an is right by saying the truth about the Jews and Christians.
here is the link:
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“Propagated by the Jews”??? The hate and stereotypes about Jews around here is no different than the hate and stereotypes this guy has against Muslims.
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ignore it. their intention is to make muslims angry. please don't be fools and give them the satisfaction.
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Church leaders rally, speak out against anti-Muslim rhetoric
By Matthew Davies, September 08, 2010
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79425_124391_ENG_HTM.htm
don’t think it will happen