BroInIslam
Voter (50+ posts)
Yes, it appears to have come to this: A religious institution protesting the allegedly retrograde outlook of a rival faith has adopted the medieval practice of book-burning which has also been revived among Iran's militant Islamic mullahs.
The Dove World Outreach Center, based in Gainesville, Fla. led by Terry Jones, author of the book "Islam Is of the Devil" is planning to mark the upcoming anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks by staging a Koran burning. Church leaders are calling it the "International Burn a Koran Day" a curious approach to promoting the idea of world outreach.
Maggie Hyde of the Religion News Service reported that the self-described "New Testament, Charismatic, Non-Denominational Church" has taken to Facebook to spread the word of its anti-Islam protest. According to Hyde, Jones and his colleagues drew inspiration for the event from the Facebook page encouraging people to draw pictures of Mohammed. Jones said that supporters of the idea have already started mailing in copies of the Koran for the church to burn.
The church is also crusading against Gainesville's openly gay mayor. It plans to hold a "No Homo Mayor" protest outside Gainesville City Hall on Aug. 2.
Muslims are sure to protest the mass burning, which comes on the heels of a recent wave of anti-mosque protests in the United States. But if the militant Christians staging the event take the time to inspect the contents of the Koran before consigning the book to the flames, they might be in for a bit of a shock:The Koran actually mentions Jesus 25 times, recognizing him as a prophet born to a virgin mother, and a righteous messenger of God.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upsho...lorida-church-to-hold-burn-a-koran-day-on-911
The Dove World Outreach Center, based in Gainesville, Fla. led by Terry Jones, author of the book "Islam Is of the Devil" is planning to mark the upcoming anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks by staging a Koran burning. Church leaders are calling it the "International Burn a Koran Day" a curious approach to promoting the idea of world outreach.
Maggie Hyde of the Religion News Service reported that the self-described "New Testament, Charismatic, Non-Denominational Church" has taken to Facebook to spread the word of its anti-Islam protest. According to Hyde, Jones and his colleagues drew inspiration for the event from the Facebook page encouraging people to draw pictures of Mohammed. Jones said that supporters of the idea have already started mailing in copies of the Koran for the church to burn.
The church is also crusading against Gainesville's openly gay mayor. It plans to hold a "No Homo Mayor" protest outside Gainesville City Hall on Aug. 2.
Muslims are sure to protest the mass burning, which comes on the heels of a recent wave of anti-mosque protests in the United States. But if the militant Christians staging the event take the time to inspect the contents of the Koran before consigning the book to the flames, they might be in for a bit of a shock:The Koran actually mentions Jesus 25 times, recognizing him as a prophet born to a virgin mother, and a righteous messenger of God.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upsho...lorida-church-to-hold-burn-a-koran-day-on-911