Florida church plans to burn Quran on 9/11 anniversary

Times of India:

MIAMI: A Florida church said it plans to publicly burn copies of the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, prompting threats from Islamic groups and warnings the move will trigger a rise in hate crimes.

The Dove World Outreach Center of Gainesville, Florida said on its Facebook page it will hold an “International Burn a Koran Day” on September 11, asking other religious groups to join in standing “against the evil of Islam. Islam is of the devil!”

“Islam and Sharia law was responsible for 9/11,” pastor Terry Jones said. “We will burn Qurans because we think it’s time for Christians, for churches, for politicians to stand up and say no; Islam and Sharia law is not welcome in the US,” the organizer of the burning action added.

Reactions to the Koran burning announcement were swift. Members of the Al-Falluja jihadist forum have threatened to “spill rivers of your (American) blood” and “a war the likes of which you have never seen before”.

Mainstream Muslim groups also denounced the move and lamented the sentiments promoted by the Gainesville church.

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Canadian artist and counter-jihad and freedom of speech activist as well as devout Schrödinger's catholic

35 Replies to “Florida church plans to burn Quran on 9/11 anniversary”

  1. You know, funny thing. If you’re trying to prove how your religion is non-violent, maybe you should avoid saying things like “a war the likes of which you’ve never seen” and “rivers of blood”

    I’m just sayin’

  2. Bring it on, mofos. My American friends have handguns and won’t hesitate to use them if you f***ing savages hurt ANYONE.

    “Islam and Sharia law was responsible for 9/11,” pastor Terry Jones said. “We will burn Qurans because we think it’s time for Christians, for churches, for politicians to stand up and say no; Islam and Sharia law is not welcome in the US,” the organizer of the burning action added.

    *applause*

  3. This comment popped up on the CNN story about this event…

    shutterflick
    if they plan to really burn the Quran on the sept 11, then i swear all hell will break loose ’cause that’s when muslims around the world celebrate the Idul Fitri day (the day of celebration after a month long of fasting). I, myself, is a Christian, but I live in a predominantly Muslim country.
    if they plan to really burn the Quran on the sept 11, then i swear all hell will break loose ’cause that’s when muslims around the world celebrate the Idul Fitri day (the day of celebration after a month long of fasting). I, myself, is a Christian, but I live in a predominantly Muslim country. If this continues, muslim fundamentalists will start rioting here and targeting non-muslims in this country. It’s easy for other people who live in a predominantly christian country to say this and that, but the fact is that I am now living in a constant fear that if this news gets to the terrorist groups, there will be bombings in churches, bombings in malls, bombings targeted towards foreign people. It’s not about censorship or freedom of speech or anything, but if an act of ‘demonstration’ in one country leads to the killings of the innocent in another country, who to blame?

    Most people here live in poverty and most of the times the only education (or sanctuary) they can get to are the ones that are hosted by religious fundamentalist. They are very easily triggered by news like this. Please stop this. I don’t want to experience any more bombings, killings, burnings of innocent people.
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    I’ll admit, I felt guilty… Then I remembered that I don’t want that kind of life for our somewhat free world…

  4. They are doing all those things now. The Muslims are already at maximum war against the kuffar they are capable of. Their threats mean nothing as they cant do more than they are already doing or they would be doing it already. We have to fight back. And burning a book is such a small thing compared to the number of Christians and Christian related buildings and so on that Muslims kill and destroy everyday as it is till a nation is ‘Judenrhine’ but of all non Muslims like Saudi Arabia. Sorry if you think this increases danger to you, but I think you know, its a matter of time if we do nothing till they kill you. May as well fight back now.

  5. The mohamamadans constantly burn the sacred flag of America. Why should this proud American Christian church not burn their book. In places like Pakistan and Iran people can make a living by selling American, Isreali and Indian flags (in Pakistan) for burning. Let us burn the damn book. Serves them right.

  6. Hey, Eeyore. Is it ok if I link you on a National Post Comments page? I thought I’d ask.

  7. hey i read this and this news is bsd thst they are burning the holy quran because they r jealous of muslim religion

  8. If burning Quran is a way to reduce down the hatred of Cristian brothers,then they can surely do that but they have to understand that they are fooling themselves and potrating a wrong image of there religion in the eyes of the world. I humbly request to my brothers across the world that the world is sinking in water and burning in flames and these all are the signs of the anger of Almity.. Please understand this!! God bless the mankind..

  9. Remember we are known by our deeds and not by the deeds of others,so do as many good things to others as you can because your soul will one day return to your creator..and on that day it would be difficult for you to face him,by this act of indecency. those who have done an indecent act on 9/11 will face there part of punishment.. and such a statement by a dignitified and a God fearing person Terry Jones is just out of anger!! Spreading love is easier than spreading hatred. .please understand all you brothers and sisters!!

  10. this very bad way to show ur hitness from muslims it is there religion book so those who burn this this will never be sucess in his life

  11. This is disgusting. Not all Muslims are the same to deserve such thing happen to our holy book. The bad Muslims who have done wrong will be punished in HELL. Us Muslims who have done no harm to anybody shouldn’t be punished, it is really hurtful. This priest obviously isn’t a good enough one to be doing something like this.

  12. i think this facking guy that wants to burn sacred Quran, he is really folish and completly krazzy, it is the resposibality of all to respect other religions beside respecting to his/her religion. if they burn holy Quran, the War between Kufaar and muslims will be start.

  13. I think the church of Forida wants to get fire all of its country and that person which want to burn Holly Quran I think he is completely crazzy and mad and folish person because never muslim people did the same action (burn Enjil and Tourat), if the church want to do this action it is possible that the muslim country raise infront the church of Folirida and burn that country and people.

  14. Gh. Nabi google search for:

    Muslims burn Church

    but don’t do it till you have some time to read.

  15. The burning in Florida is the only one that has been publicized, unfortunately there are many happenning all over on that day.

  16. Let them do what they are doing if they are buring Quran it doesnt make any change, but it will increase the distance between two major religion, and QURAN anywhere dont support any terrorizm activity and other activity to hurt any community, some people doing this and spreading wrong information about ISLAM…… ALLAH bless them and Show them the right way toward peace ….

  17. if you burn quran also Allah will protect his book.and many Muslims have by heart the quran Christians cant erase or burn their heart or them…….chipless Christians

  18. Americans! Think world is fool, they have created 9/11 and imposing to innocent Islam. But dont worry the world has to see the facts.

    A TERRORIST calling Muslims as terrorist. Bast***ds.

  19. He is just asking to be bombed. I mean yes we might not like terrorists but seriously… BURNING their BIBLE???? idiosy

  20. Why is it idiocy? Not giving in to savage totalitarian thugs strikes me as both righteous and brave.

  21. please publish my massage..
    usa or any europa countries should seprate muslims .50% of muslims like freedom and democracy and they are not radicals even they wear clothes like western people so please give visa to these muslims and many of them are living in iran,turkey but please dont give visa to radical muslims in yemen,saudi arabia or oman or pakistan most f these people are radicals and dirty

  22. please seprate muslims .many of them hate islam and many of them radical muslims so usa should give visa to those educated muslims that hate islam.many of these muslims are living in iran,lebanon ,azerbijan .

  23. I dont understand, how a church can do this?… what will they get from this? this is somthing a 5 year old child will do.. i find it real sad that a grown man will thing of this…..If you support any offensive war, consider yourself just as culpable of murder as the most insane serial killer.Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace. help stop all this PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL. i dont care where you are from…

  24. Leda are you a pacifist? Do you believe in never using force under any circumstances? To protect your family, children etc? Your nation? How would you have handled Hitler? Stalin? Pol Pot? Mao? Kim Jung Il? If you confronted a witch burning psycho in the middle ages how would you have dealt with that?

    I am truly interested because pacifists are quite a rare thing as they get killed so quickly, that I never get to ask them these important questions.

    Looking forward to your response.

  25. It Stupid work ever,this work will increase the muslim who hate to USA…
    and it will Encourage the radical muslim…
    i see this work mean that the radical muslim is won to make the american make Stupid work and the also won to make the american hate muslims and islam<<

    before 11 September American was not love or hate the Islam but they not hate the muslim people,,but after 11 September American hate muslim people too,,

    Your brother in humanitarian from Iraq ,,,
    sorry for bad English language

  26. Now, and before 9-11 Millions of Muslims chant death to America before every sporting event as if it was a national anthem and for Islam, it nearly is.

    Do you think that not burning the Quoran will stop that? Do you think that even if every American were to Convert to Islam right now that it would slow down the flow of venom from the Islamic world?

    Not a chance. Hatred of America, Jews and infidels is all Muslim leaders have to keep their own people compliant, obedient and submissive to irrational religious authority that should have died on the vine in the fucking seventh century.

  27. I am a US citizen but not a very upstanding one. I am also a christian but not a very good one. I was also a servicemen but probably not the best investment for the army. I believe this to be a message of hate. If this pastor implies it or not, he is spreading hate and that is terrible. I am ashamed as christian american for being represented in this way. The freedom of speach should not be used like this. I think that his actions as righteous as he and his followers believe this to be is dangerous and extreme just like the extremist who blow themselves up to kill and spread their message. I know this is not a new incident but it is reaching alot more people. And I know also that this happens all over the world. Hate seems to be this worlds most terrible epidemic. I am by no means a pious man but I believe Christ’s message was love not hate. And I know there are muslims who feel like I do. Sometimes censorship needs to be applied to those who would test the fringes of moral and civil society.

  28. hi “Eeyore”

    “Now, and before 9-11 Millions of Muslims chant death to America before every sporting event as if it was a national anthem and for Islam, it nearly is.”

    i agree with you in this point.

    “Do you think that not burning the Quoran will stop that?”
    of course it not will stopping it,but when burning the coran it will increase,,,

    i want asked you “Eeyore” :
    Are you hated the Islam as religion or hated the Muslim people?????

    most people i hated them and i wanted to remove from this world people who hated the people because their color skin or because their religion ,,,

    the man most love his brother in humanitarian ,but the radical islamic and you making the hated between the people in world..

  29. Omer please do not use the false analogy of race and religion. If you hate someone because of their color and that only, clearly that is racism. But religion does indeed determine behaviour and it is not just rational to judge a person on their behaviour and beliefs but indeed it is a moral imperitive to do so.

    For example, you hate racists perhaps. By your logic, that makes you a racist already. Clearly this is nonsense though and proves my point. I do indeed find Islam loathsome. Its first victims are the Arabic people however then the Persians and so on. I also find Nazism detestable but I like Germans and white people.

    So lets be honest shall we?

    It is in no way racist to be against Islam. Any thinking person should be.

  30. “Eeyore” i very understand your viewpoint,,,,

    i am not offer you become muslim
    i am not say read or understand the Islam”don’t read any think”,,
    i wanted only you Respect the Coran “not because it Holy book but because Muslim people believe it holy book”

    you very angry because the Terrorist acts make by some Muslim”i very understand”,,,,

    what is the Target from burning the coran???
    send a message!!!!send message to people until now living in Middle Ages “Imagine what is Reaction from people live in Middle Ages” ,

    Most Atheists Arab and christian Arab is Against burning the coran.

    again sorry for bad English language……

  31. Ok, all this flaming of Muslims and Islam is disgusting. I’m not Musli, but I have Muslim friends, and none of them would ever kill anyone, let alone bomb a building, given the chance. I think people who are so bigoted and racist that they think that an entire religious group of people is to blame for something like 9/11 must be incredibly close minded and stupid. I mean, Nazis did horrible things, so should all Germans die? The KKK did horrible things, so should all white people die?
    You will never find a religion that hasn’t got followers that have killed for terrible reasons. But it doesn’t mean you should hate all the Muslims in the world.

  32. Emily:
    Let me try and despin your analogy into something more accurate and realistic.

    The Nazis did horrible things and nearly all Nazis probably had to die or should have. This has nearly nothing to do with Germans. Germans are in fact, the first victims of Nazi ideology, which is a genocidal hate filled one and had to be stopped at a horrific cost to us all. The German people are wonderful however.

    Now…

    Islam is also a hateful ideology which, except for a few decades where it was tempered and perhaps, attenuated by European colonialism, has been slaughtering, enslaving and raping its way across the continents and oceans of the world for 14 centuries. Arabs were the first victims of Islam. I have no problem with Arabs at all. In fact, Jewish and Christian Arabs have accomplished much historically as have Persians, accomplishments which ground to a halt nearly the moment they were forced to accept islam.

    The point is, that your analogy is false. Germans and Arabs are equatable in this context as is Nazis and Muslims, as both groups are defined by ideologies, and ideology infinity more than race, determines ones actions thoughts and behaviours.

    A Muslim acts in accordance with his beliefs. His beliefs are determined by Islam and Koran much as a Nazis beliefs are determined by Hitler and Mine Kampf. Arabs however, like Germans, are a group who overall are wonderful people when not infected with these pernicious memes.

    I hope this helps.

    Eeyore

  33. Dear friends,
    jews will take you to the hell, plz dont belive them, they are evill, you can wait till the truth is proved. But that will be too late. I warn you, read quran and find the truth yourself that is the only way. Jews has done many thing wrong and impost upon islam which not the fact, God will open the facts upon us shortly.