Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. — Matthew 10:16
Terry Jones, the sick and twisted pastor of the singularly misnamed Dove World Outreach Center is using his clout as a doomsday cult leader to reach out and drag the world ever closer to the violent Armageddon he believes is immanent. His strategy? To make a grand and deliberately antagonistic public desecration of the Scriptures held sacred by over a billion of his fellow human beings. He has scheduled 9/11/2010 as a day to publicly BURN THE QURAN!!!
Given that Mr. Jones fancies himself a Christian following the “apostolic tradition” we must assume that he feigns adherence to the Golden Rule. Unfortunately, this leads to the absurd conclusion that he is treating Muslims the way he wants to be treated by them, which implies that he desires Muslims to burn the Scriptures he holds sacred, the Holy Bible! Madness is never far from fundamentalism, is it?
Pastor Terry Jones has disqualified himself from any form of Christian leadership. He appears to be nothing but a self-inflated attention seeking godless freak on the order of Fred Phelps of the “God Hates Fags” fame. His actions are neither wise nor harmless. There is little doubt that his call for a violent attack against the hearts of Muslims has already endangered the lives of Christians ministering in Islamic countries, and it will be a miracle if Christian blood is not shed as a direct result of his arrogant anti-Christian recklessness.
We must do everything in our power to stop this pseudo-Christian madman before he does more damage.
Links:
Evangelical Body: Cancel ‘Burn a Quran’ Day
Plans for a Koran-Burning Show a Gainesville Church’s Bigotry
Pastor Hosting ‘International Burn A Quran Day’: ‘We Have Nothing Against Muslims’
NAE Urges Church to Cancel “International Burn a Quran Day” (with video of CNN interview and transcript)
I saw this clip of CNN……
And i want to give this Pastor a reply……
He Says about Muslims….that they r welcum in our country…..they have freedom of worship…..but what is not welcum is Islamic Law……
let me answer this question…….
he thinks Islam spread with force or whatever…..but in reality The Holy Prophet(SAW) showed his conduct…..and by seeing his Conduct….people attracted towards Islam…..and Even his Enemies believed that Morally he was a very Pious ,peaceful person……
u talk about terrorism……now….this terrorism issue came in 20 century…..before that….it was nothing…..if u look into the history…..take the Example of Salah-ud-din Ayubi…..in Crusades….what did the christens did with the muslims when they Conquered Jerusalem……..Muslims were slaughtered like goats……and the streets were filled with blood of Muslims……..and when Muslims came to power…..even U Christens know that ur exile was peaceful……
u talk about terrorism……what about ur terrorism in Palestine…..and espacially in Bosnia…..where children were slaughtered in front of their mothers….can u imagine what would u feel if ur child is slaughtered in front of u….and thousands of Muslims were killed just because they were Muslims……what about that terrorism…..
u talk about terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan…….how would u feel….when ur all family members killed…..and u r left alone….what will be ur life…..and sometimes those people becum suicide bombers……..
its a planned Game of the Zionists……all they want is the oil and gas in the middle east……..and want a vast land for the Israel…….
What about the history of Spain……if u say Muslims r ignorant…..
What about the Condust of Salah-ud-Din……
now u say that…..rites of women…..Islam introduced first time the rights of women…before that………their was no such thing as that…….
As far as the Misconducts of some arabians…about drinking wine…..technically they muslims….only by name……a true muslim is that person who has fear of God…and Belief of On e True Master….THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH…..the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW)….is the Last Prophet of ALLAH……The Judgement DAY…….
if a person has firm believe on ALLAH…no one would do such a thing……….
I saw this clip of CNN……
And i want to give this Pastor a reply……
He Says about Muslims….that they r welcum in our country…..they have freedom of worship…..but what is not welcum is Islamic Law……
let me answer this question…….
he thinks Islam spread with force or whatever…..but in reality The Holy Prophet(SAW) showed his conduct…..and by seeing his Conduct….people attracted towards Islam…..and Even his Enemies believed that Morally he was a very Pious ,peaceful person……
u talk about terrorism……now….this terrorism issue came in 20 century…..before that….it was nothing…..if u look into the history…..take the Example of Salah-ud-din Ayubi…..in Crusades….what did the christens did with the muslims when they Conquered Jerusalem……..Muslims were slaughtered like goats……and the streets were filled with blood of Muslims……..and when Muslims came to power…..even U Christens know that ur exile was peaceful……
u talk about terrorism……what about ur terrorism in Palestine…..and espacially in Bosnia…..where children were slaughtered in front of their mothers….can u imagine what would u feel if ur child is slaughtered in front of u….and thousands of Muslims were killed just because they were Muslims……what about that terrorism…..
u talk about terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan…….how would u feel….when ur all family members killed…..and u r left alone….what will be ur life…..and sometimes those people becum suicide bombers……..
its a planned Game of the Zionists……all they want is the oil and gas in the middle east……..and want a vast land for the Israel…….
What about the history of Spain……if u say Muslims r ignorant…..
What about the Conduct of Salah-ud-Din……
now u say that…..rites of women…..Islam introduced first time the rights of women…before that………their was no such thing as that…….
As far as the Misconducts of some arabians…about drinking wine…..technically they muslims….only by name……a true muslim is that person who has fear of God…and Belief of On e True Master….THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH…..the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW)….is the Last Prophet of ALLAH……The Judgement DAY…….
if a person has firm believe on ALLAH…no one would do such a thing……….
I thought that in Bosnia, the U.S. protected and defended the Muslims. In both Iraq and Afghanistan, Muslims have killed more Muslims than the US did by far. How can you not condem the people who routinely and deliberately kill random women and children by blowing themselves up in a market?
Jones is an embarrassment. He should have not received his “minutes of (in)famy.”
That’s what I thought too – that our troops were protecting the Muslims. I seem to recall hearing complaints that the Muslims did not thank us for helping. I’ll look into it and post what I find out.
Thanks to everybody protect a man or woman, muslim or christian or of any religion. And thanks to everybody doesn’t have thess hate feelings towords muslims. And Muslims feels sorry for Mr. Pastor Terry Jones, and I personally hope that he talks once to a wise muslim man and asked him really about the book he wants to burn. I do myself will be happy if he let me to talk to him or to anybody have this feeling towards Quran. And also I need to clear this bad image of muslims and hope that the american unmuslim people see what is the real Islam. I hope many things of course, but at the end all what I want to say, Mr.Pastor, Don’t be angry that far from something you don’t really know.
With the name of God, Peace be unto those who follow the guidance from their Lord.
Once I met some Muslims from Bosnia coming to my mosque in Jamae Chulia in Chinatown (Singapore) I felt compelled to get on my knees in front of them and to ask their forgiveness to not come to their aid as a fellow Muslim.
They were very moved by this and asked me where I was from. I said the United States, and the brother (quite big and powerful guys mind you) took me up by my shoulder and he said the people of the United States have no need to apologize to the Mujahideen of Bosnia, you came to our aid and helped us when all of Europe turned it’s back on us.
I was very moved by this.
What amazes me are the so called political ‘conservatives’ who feel that Liberal Christians and Liberals in general are making alliances with Muslims.
I guess the same could be said because I see that the so called ‘conservatives’ in the U.S and Netherlands and else where gravitate towards liberal islamaphobes.
Btw in the Masjid (Mosque) where I work as a tour guide during free time I encounter numerous visitors from Belgium and the Netherlands and obviously these people are quite educated and they tell me they know that their nations will be majority Muslim and have no problem with it.
They told me the islamaphobes seem to appeal to the working class and the poor in their countries who feel that the immigrants are taking jobs.
Of course they did express interest that Muslims be diligent citizens in speaking out against radicalism.
Those are my two cents for what they are worth.
Peace be unto you.
does this so-called pastor no remember that Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all start with the same basic beliefs? when on this earth did this crazy man even get his education on religion and theology from? a cereal box!?
This is so stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please this is the wrooooooooooooooong message.
We must communicate God’s love, not man’s hate.
This just fuels their hate.
Stop this guy somehow before many get killed because of his idiocy.
We don’t want to cowar in fear of the Muslims, but we don’t have to be stupid either.
I think we know a good New Testament, Jesus type response, not to do evil for evil.
We must see the Muslims as unsaved people in need of Jesus.
God is doing marvelous things in the Muslim world, don’t wreck it with such idiocy.
Many Muslims are coming to Christ, the Church needs to be doing all it can, far more than it is now, to help defend, and establish them in the faith.
If the church does not stand up for these “converts” it will pay a high price later.
Don’t be unwise, but Fear the Lord.
That’s right – It’s emotional terrorism. He is deliberately causing them pain. It is very mean-spirited, and the opposite of everything Christ stands for.
And there will probably be some “blow back” – he could inflame some Muslims to such anger that folks die.
And General Petraeus says it will make the job much harder for our troops in Afganistan.
There is absolutely nothing good about Terry Jones. And worst of all, he is deaf to any council from folks much wiser than himself. It’s a good thing he only leads a little cult of 50 followers.
That is the danger. But Terry Jones doesn’t care if someone gets killed so long as he can get international attention for his little brain-dead anti-christian cult. Thank God it’s a small cult!
I agree – a lot of people are afraid of violent Muslims. It is really pathetic to watch folks who freely mock all other religions suddenly reign themselves in when it comes to Islam. It is largely fear, but it’s also intelligent. I mean, everyone knows you can mock other religions without fear of being put permanently on a hit-list like Salmon Rushdie. It seems rather foolish to stick your finger in a meat grinder. But then again, it is cowardly to allow such intimidate to continue without response.
But it is also very important to separate the religion of Islam from the political movement known as Islamism. They are worlds apart. I wrote a bit about this in my review of the excellent book called The Islamist (see here).
I have heard a lot of testimonies of Muslims being saved. But I don’t know if it is the freedom of Christ or the freedom from Islam that is the real driving force. This brings up the most important issue. Almost all Islamic countries do not allow religious freedom. Folks are not free to follow the religion they believe is true, or no religion. This is a direct violation of the UN Charter which declares freedom of religion to be a fundamental human right. We should all join with the folks trapped in the Islamic countries to call for their freedom.
Hey pastor, burn some for me please. We have to stop the islamization of the west.
So you have no faith that truth will prevail? Is the Western way really so weak as all that?
And how will burning books stop “the Islamization of the west?”
Thanks for the good comments.
True that there are probably many coming to Christ because they want out of Islam, maybe that is ok to get them started, but they must find something of substance on the other side.
We must support their right to hear and follow the Christ and his gospel even in the face of Islamic opposition. My heart cries out for them.
Also true in many places such as Iran, it is the “leadership” or elite group that is imposing so much on the common people, who, in many cases don’t like Islam, or at least their radical flavor of it. Sharia law is still not fully implemented in Iran, and hopefully will never be. Much of this radical Islam has only come in since the revolution.
They are a people with their own deep religious and cultural history which is being overrun by Islamic radicals.
Jones appears to have found his path to infamy. Hope (when he’s not hiding behind scripture) he’s proud of what he’s doing. How many lives is he prepared to risk on his own ‘righteous path’ to his own deluded salvation – and just how happy is he with the antipathetical publicity he’s generated so far? Christ or Jesus has nothing to do with his bigotry and hatred. There’s no bigger fool than one who claims a higher calling whilst paving the way for blood to be spilt – he’s clearly missed all of the Christian message. I reckon if Jesus was here today, he’d throw Jones out with the money changers – and then set the IRS on the rogue. In the UK we have laws against incitement to racial, religious and other forms of violence. Is the First Amendment so precious Americans are happy to allow dubiously motivated retards like him to deliberately cause strife? He’s not Christian by any sane measure. I believe he’s the devil incarnate. The American legal system is deeply flawed if it allows loonies like him to hijack attention. He and the pitifully few foolish enough to agree with him ought to be towed out to sea and cut adrift (let’s see what ultra low IQs can do with metaphysical ‘disenlightenment’). Then they can see if their false claims to follow God get them to shore. I very much doubt it. And ‘Pax Americana’ held hostage by loony tunes? Not the first time! Shame on America. Notice I did not quote Christ (as I’m not a c17th Puritan or an Islamicist). Yup some of us out there are quite rational and manage to get through life without gobbledegook, superstition or nutters riling the rabble. Jones seems (like his opposites in Islam) to excel in peddling nonsense. They suit each other. It always amazes me how many are ready to swallow certitudes peddled by others. Perhaps a hefty dose all round of a decent education, a class or two in the facts and ethics and a review of the US constitution based on the priciples of Newtonian mechanics (ie clock work) being oh so c18th might enable the majority of Americans to free themselves from this antipathy which is bound to end in tears. We Europeans look at the States and wonder how they can kill 20 times as many of their own population than we, till we see – oh, everyone can carry a gun!!! How religious in the true sense is a “Pastor” (a misnomer if ever there was in his case) who carries a gun. Did Jesus? Nope! Come on you people – we in the rest of the world expect just a modicum of intelligence! Jones has only gained notoriety because he is so very profoundly stupid, he wants to provoke some kind of religious war. What a sad indictment of him and equally of those ill informed enough to rally to his rather unpleasant prejudices.
Hear he’s bottled out. Hope he disappears back into the primordial swamp as fast as he ’emerged’ from beneath his stone. I’d also recommend he goes on a course to learn the true meaning of Christianity since he’s done so well at pretending to speak for God whilst acting against Christian values. How many false pretenders does it take for people to realise what scumbags they really are? Let’s hope he gets an uncomfotable skin rash as a reminder from God that he should be a peace maker rather than a war monger. Better though would be a full on investigation by the IRS into his tax affairs. Shall we start a Facebook site calling on the IRS to look into his finances? If he is a Christian and has nothing to hide, I expect he’d welcome them. But I bet he won’t! Sadly, we’ve witnessed one of the worst of low lives donning Christian robes and pretending to be moral. He deserves to be shown for what he really is… very little in terms of a moral compass – and planets away from any sane definition of Christianity. What a pretender. What a scoundrel. What a fraud. He should be hounded out of his 50 member (partly paid) ‘cult’ and do penance. Maybe Jesus would insist he went off and helped give medical or other assistance to the weakest Muslims in the Middle East? Bet he’d not be keen – preferring the minute influence he had over his ‘flock’ and some media attention to actually doing the Christian thing. He should hang his head in shame and so should his gullible flock.
Some very interesting info on Jones.
Is he American?
Is he neo-nazi?
Surely looks like a cult “leader”.
Stephan Baar is one of the leaders of the Christian Community of Cologne, which split with Jones — its founder — in 2008 after differences in the way the church was run.
Jones’ evangelical push at the Cologne church was initially met with enthusiasm, particularly from young people who gave tremendous time, effort, and money to spread his message of devotion to Jesus, according to an article published Wednesday in Pro, a German Christian media magazine.
The pastor had great success after founding the church in the 1980s, Pro said, so that by the middle of the 1990s it had between 800 and 1,000 members.
The magazine described Jones’ fall from grace as being the result of an insatiable ego: He no longer focused his sights on Cologne but on Germany and then, later, all of Europe.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/09/germany.quran.jones/
Gentleman,
It’s so sad that the a portion from the so called civilized world is making a mockery of other people’s belief. Such an event can spark unstoppable outrage across the entire globe resulting in an unseen epidemic of hatred and choas. Better undersatnding on the part of the ” So called Civilized World” , is needed to understand the world around them.
Terry Jones must qualify for the World’s greatest “dickhead” in the book of Guiness World Records.
Is he the still working for Monty Python?
I see… A clown
Jones is full of Hallow Bones………..
He is either a physco or needs international recognization. He would not do what he says coz he just wanted to get famous and look the whole world is talking about him. People like who oppose other religions are too stupid, religion does not teach bad, nor religion is bad, Human being himself is the worst. Humans who do harm to others are bad. Well what i learnt from all these is that, all the fights and hatredness is spread by the political powers and not religion. WAKE UP GUYS LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR HATEREDNESS……………..
Terry, I HOPE TO THE GOD IN THE “NORMAL BIBLE” that you go ahead with the burning of a “BOOK” that “DESTROYERS OF PEACE” WORSHIP. If i was able to be with you, i would help you light every one of them piece by piece. The whole race should be receiving the same threats and treatment so that they may one day see REALITY and stop trying to PUCH THEIR BELIEFS onto other people worldwide wherever they decide to live, and aim to rule. From a Man in Britain, where in the next 15 to 25 years, there will be no more democracy, because they will simply out number us via their breeding habits, and hence the “What Was” BRITISH CITIZEN, will have no say in how the United Kingdom is run.
Regards
I am a muslim and I agree with bob 100%.
plus anyone should be free to believe what ever he wants. and no one should be allowed to insult another man’s believes, becuase I have never met god neither the pastor Jones, and this really makes me wonder If you have never met god or talked to him, how ignorant and self confident you should be talk on behalf of him, and to judge the believes of others ?!! and I mean people like the pastor and Osama Bin Ladin and Alzarqawe, and I think that nations have forgotten how bad was the world war 2, and that people are teaching about how bad were the Nazis while becoming nazis.
i dont believe what he is doing is the right thing to do in gods eyes but, should we all not try to close the doors to the devil if we feel we are true christians? i believe he is exersizing his rights to do what he plans to do and should be supported under american civil liberties and not chastized for it. i fully support his actions but not his ideals. how many bibles are burned in the middle east everyday and do we riot and kill muslims for it? NO!!!!!! support this man.
I would like to say well done to Pastor Terry Jones for having the bravery to stand up for the rights of many millions of Non-Muslims around the world. What you have done is an incredible act in the face of Islamic Hypocrisy.
You should have stood your ground Terry and burnt the Evil Quran but I also applaud you for being brave enough to do what Sarah Palin the coward wouldn’t do and that is make Imams involved in the disgusting ground zero mosque planning.
Go with God terry
God bless you
By letting Muslims know we wont simply give in
He is brave – not an idiot. The trouble is there are far to many liberal cowards out there that would stand by and let Islam take over the world
I agree that we should stand firm in what we believe.
The funny thing is, I thought we believed in goodness, love, respect, tolerance.
I didn’t know “book burning” – indeed, violence against another person’s Holy Book – was a fundamental “believe” that we should “stand up for.”
Another funny thing – the book burners look like the extremist Islamists that they claim to be opposing! That’s ironic.
Very true. That is the greatest problem with Islam – the people are enslaved by radicals and traditions so that they are not free to make their own choices. It looks a lot like the Roman Catholic dominance in medieval Europe where iolation of the cultural norms – especially in religion – could cost you your life.
Simon,
You are correct about one thing – Islamic governments do not allow religious freedom, and that is a great crime against the people trapped in those countries.
But do you really think that violently attacking the hearts of a billion people is going to help make the world a better place? Have you thought about this at all?
All the best,
Richard
Hey there Lewis,
Good question! What does Scripture teach? It seems to me that deliberately inflaming others to rage is, by definition, a carnal thing, a “work of the flesh.” Here is how Paul described it:
Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
See that? “hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions.” Those words describe the actions of Terry Jones.
Terry Jones is directly opposing the teachings of the Bible in his obsessive political war against a rival religion.
And worst of all, he is IGNORANT of Islam! He admits he has not even read the book he wants to burn!
All the very best,
Richard
I agree completely that we should all stand up for religious freedom in Islamic countries. The people living in those countries are truly enslaved – the slavery is based on both culture and bad governments mixed with religion. It is very similar to the rule of the Roman Catholic Church in medieval Europe. We need to stand up for their freedom. Unfortunately, Terry Jones is not “standing up for the rights” of anyone. If he really wanted to help, he would not be using such carnal methods that directly contradict the teachings of Scripture. His desire is to cause hatred and anger and the Bible describes his works as the works of the flesh, not the Spirit.
Terry Jones should try to live by the book he believes is holy before he goes about attacking the hearts of those whom he fears.
All the best,
Richard
you watch too much tv news. have a look at whats really going on. i would rather the muslims took over the world than the us goverment – thieves, murderers and liars.
Can none of the religious extremists on this site spell or write? As a Briton, I completely disown ill-informed statements like Simon’s. Simon – learn to spell, then think things through! (In between, I’d suggest a proper education.)
I have to say I have yet to discern any comments pro-Jones which do not betray a profound absence of education, insight, compassion, tolerance or for that matter the ability to spell or assemble a logical sentence structure. I’d compare Jones and his sad little band as the US equivalent of Saudi Wahabists. The last major book burning was by the Nazis. What a sad indictment on the extremities of bigotry (and constitutional loopholes) that he gets any attention. People who deal in hatred only invite it in kind. If he thinks he’s got closer to God through this, it only underlies how far he’s been able to delude himself (oh, and the small band of others – who’ve no actual ideas of their own). For shame America – you let the self-deluded highjack the news agenda and enable them to sow hatred. Let’s start a Facebook site calling for a full investigation of his financial affairs by the IRS. Let’s call it ‘The IRS against peddlers of hatred’. In most countries Jones would be Sectioned under the Mental Health Act (and treated for his mental illness) or at the least sanctioned for incitement to violence under the law. Rightly so. Yet the US Constitution allows such loonies to hold everyone to ransome. He shows all the psychological traits of someone reversing common sense and claiming a higher authority – not unlike Al Queida, the IRA and criminal deviants more generally. In moral, political and religious terms, he is without doubt the most peverted pretender to wear a Chrstian Crown in my recent memory. What a sad advert internationally for the US, particularly whilst reeling from the damage to its worldwide reputation inflicted by GW Bush. People (and there are many) beyond US shores look in wonder at the unbelievable ignorance and stupidity which seems to dominate international headlines on such ‘events’ in the States. Richard is right – it’s about petty minded fears. You can be sure of this. Jones and God don’t even share the same lexicon, never mind values, never mind insights. He’s a sad figure we should pity. If he did not have such a vacuum in himself, he’d not feel the need to gain notoriety by inciting hatred between faiths. I think the world agrees he is doing the Devil’s work. The irony for him is that he’s obviously convinced himself he’s a man of God and reversed common sense to be special. It’s what criminals and terrorists do regularly to justify nefarious deeds. I would like to suggest all the hardline Christians in the States come together in celebration of all that is good in Christian teachings and collectively exorcise the evil from the very sick Jones. He’s stood up for hatred. Where are all the Christians ready to stand up for Christian ethics – to demonstrate just how tiny and whacko a minority his ilk represent?
Charles,
Thank you for your sane and well-written response.
All the very best,
Richard
I just read some where that he has called off burning the books. I’m glad some sense has been talked into the nutjob. There will probably be crazy people who go and burn the book anyway.
But that’s all they are. Crazy people who don’t represent America. Who don’t represent Jesus Christ.
This is coming from a Canadian who likes to believe himself as Christian.
When I saw those planes hit the World Trade Center.. It may have put tears in my eyes, it may have shocked me to see a massive structure like that leveled to the ground. One that was on my list of things to see before I die right up there with the world wonders. It made me sick to think of all the kids who wouldn’t have their parents coming home. Y’know you think you’re safe working in a place like that.. That you’ve worked hard all your life and finally got in a decent job where you can care for your family. Those buildings coming down showed me you’re not safe no matter where you are.
But even after I heard that they were muslim extremist hijackers. I didn’t ever think that those crazy people represented a nation, a religion or race.
They were a cult of mentally unstable suicidal homicidal people. Sick people who might have been able to been able to live good lives on proper medication or counselling.. The Churches have always been a haven for people like this because in their fucked up nightmare they call for a mind it’s the only thing that gives them peace.
Sadly that peaceful religion can also be used as a tool for warmongers. Oh and there has been a lot of bloodshed and carnage waged in the name of Christ. I seem to remember the Spainish completely wiping out civilizations in south America in the name of Jesus. Who.. Would be apalled at that those actions and probably would be jumping infront of bullets trying to save the Native Americans.
Anyway… The only thing I believe in is being good to your neighbor the best you can and to turn the other cheek.
I just wish they would stop broadcasting the insane on news.
A crazy man burning books is not news. I’m sure you can find plenty of them living on the street in NYC. Who probably will be burning plenty of Bibles and Qurans to keep warm this winter.
Well if this burning does go down, itll start World War3. Now why in the hell would we let one stupid fucking pastor start something like this? It’s absolutely retarded. Just shoot the pastor. end of discussion and no fucking war. I dont feel like going to war cuz of some stupid guy being an ass
Your violent language is just another example of the same problem. There is no need to “shoot the pastor.” The reason this is an issue at all is because we are a FREE COUNTRY which honors FREEDOM OF SPEECH. We are having trouble with this guy because we are NOT a police state that just arrests, or shoots, its citizens for saying things we don’t like. Do you really want to live in a country that shoots its citizens because of what they say or do with a book?
Please grow up and add some meaningful suggestions to the conversation.
And please clean up your language.
This sick bastard must be eliminated before he inflicts anymore conflict situations on an already sick world. In Australia we are led to believe that the CIA has the capacity to take out sick pricks like this so called Reverand Jones. What are you waiting for boys?
Tom,
Your suggestion seems to suffer the same flaws as Terry Jones’ plan to burn the Quran. It is neither wise nor harmless.
Do you really want to live in world where we settle our disagreements by killing each other?
All the best,
Richard
I totally agree with Pastor Terry.Burn the quran and send all the muslims back to the lands of their forefathers..Islam is evil.
Jones is brave and you’re no liberal coward. Great. Get over to Afghanistan and fight the Taliban. Get on Afghan TV and threaten to burn the Quran.
Bye bye.
“Terrorism comes not from the Christian West, nor fromthe Islamic East,
but from the hatred in men’s hearts.”
Cast aside Racism, religious discrimination, political violence.
Remember your own humanity, and the humanity of every other person on Earth .
“Super-Pastor swoops into New York ”
Super-Pastor Terence Jones is now flying to New York
to continue his Chicago-Gangster blackmail of the Imam !
The self-important Archbishop of Gainsville is going to . . . .
who can guess what that silly old man will do next ?
If the Imam chooses to lie to him – I applaud the Imam . Wise is the Imam who will tell a hundred lies – if it will save the rest of the world from the Harm which Pastor Terry Jones would sow.
When is Super-Pastor/Admiral Jones going to swoop down on the Indian Ocean and sweep aside all the Pirates, with one swoosh of his cape ?
When is Ambassador Extraordinary Terence Jones going to wiz to the Middle East, and with a single loving glance bring about Everlasting World Peace – in line with the aspirations of the [miniscule] “Dove World Outreach Center” , lead by Archbishop Terry Jones of Gainsville ?
The World awaits your Christian Blessing, Compassion and the Loving Care with which you [as is made clear in all your utterances !] encompass every living soul on the Earth, Saint Terry !
Very well stated. One of the best comments yet. Thanks!
If as Jones asserts, Islam is of the Devil, then the Devil, like the Lord, works in mysterious ways. In squelching this fool of a pastor, all you’ve succeeded in doing – you media, White House, Vatican, etc.- is validating once again the idea that Islam, alone among the world’s creeds, is exempt from all criticism, mockery, and defamation. It can’t go both ways: either Islam will grow in its arrogant demands for respect, aka submission, or it will get used to the idea of being just one among other all-too-human belief systems. As of now it is growing!
Excellent point Tyron. While I think it is very important to oppose madmen like Terry Jones because they are throwing fuel into the fire, we also must not forget the root source of the fire itself, which is the political Islamism that is controlling the minds of millions of Muslims and using them as pawns in their war against the West.
It is very interesting to look closely at why the Left is collaborating with the Islamists to protect Islam against any criticism. In “The God Delusion” Dawkins talks a lot about the special treatment religious beliefs receive in general. He complains that even atheists succumb to the idea that religious beliefs should be immune from criticism. This then gives the Left a way to cower under the Islamic threat without admitting that they are simply too scared to speak the truth. They pretend they are simply respecting the religion. Of course, their history of perpetually mocking Christianity exposes this deception.
It’s really amazing to watch how far the Left will bend over backwards to appease the Islamists. Perhaps the most obvious case is a Feminist who said that the body-bag burkas are really “liberating” for Islamic women because they aren’t being looked at as sex objects!
But don’t get me wrong – the Right is at least twice as duplicitous as the Left when it comes to Islam, since they demonize it entirely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL0XgbSUubI bible burning by us military
Yes jones ist not wise and it is stupid to intent something like this
Interesting clip, but the situation was entirely different. The military did not burn the Bibles intending to offend Christians.
Terry Jones is atheist antichrist have lack of knowledge
Do you know Christian brothers, THE QUR’AN CONTAINS MANY VERSES WHICH PRAISE THE PROPHET JESUS (PBUH), MARY (PBUH), CHRISTIANS AND THE GOSPEL. Even if certain errors in Christianity are corrected in the Qur’an, the Qur’an still confirms that the Gospel is a holy book of revelation sent down by Allah. CHRISTIANS AND JEWS ENJOY A SPECIAL STATUS AS THE ‘PEOPLE OF THE BOOK’ IN THE QUR’AN AND ARE MUSLIMS’ ALLIES AGAINST IRRELIGION. Therefore, those who thoughtlessly support this action, the work of provocation, must know that they will be burning all the praise of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) in the Qur’an.
And We sent Jesus son of Mary following in their footsteps, confirming the Torah that came before him. We gave him the Gospel containing guidance and light, confirming the Torah that came before it, and as guidance and admonition for those who have taqwa. (Surat al-Ma’ida, 46)
…You will find the people most affectionate to those who have faith are those who say, ‘We are Christians.’ That is because some of them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant. (Surat al-Ma’ida, 82)
As well as being a Muslim, a Muslim is also a GENUINE JEW AND A GENUINE CHRISTIAN. HE BELIEVES IN, LOVES, LAUDS AND PRAISES ALL THE PROPHETS. Christians and Muslims are together AWAITING THE COMING OF THE PROPHET JESUS (PBUH) in the End Times in which we are living. At the same time, as a requirement of the moral values of Islam, a religion of love and peace, TRUE MUSLIMS ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO LOVE, PROTECT AND WATCH OVER CHRISTIANS AND JEWS, DESCRIBED AS THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK IN THE QUR’AN. Therefore, this air of hostility some people are trying to establish between Muslims and Christians IS TOTALLY ARTIFICIAL AND THE RESULT OF A GRAVE ERROR.
What about all the Holy Bibles torn, mutilated and destroyed in Saudi Arabia? Just because the Christians are comparatively docile they get taken for a ride. I am not encouraging the burning of the koran but why are the Saudis allowed to get away with their crazy practices?
One way to look at it is that Christians are much more mature. We don’t throw temper tantrums when someone insults us. And more significantly, we’ve been taught by Christ to turn the other cheek and to love our enemies. So we don’t respond with violence like other folks who have not benefited from the teachings of Christ.