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[saelz8]

Twitter - Park51 Official: It is untrue that Park51 is being moved. The project is moving ahead as planned. What is being reported in the media is false.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Twitter - Park51 Official: It is untrue that Park51 is being moved. The project is moving ahead as planned. What is being reported in the media is false.

hopefully the reports of the event being cancelled are still true, however.

 

[Tek]

Was this already posted?

http://www.ocala.com/article/201009...Baptish-Church-to-burn-Qurans-if-Dove-doesn-t

Westboro Baptist Church, the small Topeka, Kan., church that pickets funerals of American soldiers to spread its message that God is punishing the country for being tolerant of homosexuals, has vowed to hold a Quran burning if Gainesville's Dove World Outreach Center calls its off.


"WBC burned the Koran once – and if you sissy brats of Doomed america bully Terry Jones and the Dove World Outreach Center until they change their plans to burn that blasphemous tripe called the Koran, then WBC will burn it (again), to clearly show you some things," the church announced in a news release this week.

And Jones in the last day has indicated some reluctance to burn the Muslim holy book.

The Canadian Press reported Thursday that in an interview with a Canadian radio station, Jones said the church was considering calling it off.

"We are very much in prayer about it. There is the possibility, of course, that we will not do it," Jones was quoted as saying.

He told a group of reporters Wednesday that he planned to burn at least one copy of the Quran.

Dove World is one of the few groups to join forces with Westboro members, who have protested at funerals across the country.

In April, a handful of Westboro members picketed outside of the University of Florida Hillel, the Jewish student center, and Trinity United Methodist Church, and Jones and about 30 members of his congregation joined the WBC members outside of Trinity United.

While officials from President Barack Obama to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have condemned Jones' plan, Fox News reported Thursday that a White House spokesman said the administration is considering contacting Jones to urge him to call it off.

 

[Gouken]

pastor terry jones should be a psychopath in Dead Rising 2.

 

[Escape Goat]

This will just fan the flames of hate.

 

[ToxicAdam]

The guy burned the Quran and not a single fuck was given.

Sunday's event was presented as a trial of the book in which the Koran was found "guilty" and "executed."

The jury deliberated for about eight minutes. The book, which had been soaking for an hour in kerosene, was put in a metal tray in the center of the church, and Sapp started the fire with a barbecue lighter.


Notably, nobody really cared this time. Only 30 people were in attendance

 

[Joel Was Right]

Unfortunately, religious texts (I say that because I've read of incidents where the Bible was burnt) or symbols are often destroyed out of ignorance, a universal ignorance. With the internet, any incident can go global and the more people pick up on it, and distribute, the larger the presence which is ultimately brings out larger amounts of not only criticism but support.

Last years incident, however, did do some good in evoking the sensitivities of people's beliefs. I had a few discussions with Muslims who - whilst not disrespectful of other religious symbols - came to fully appreciate what it feels like to be on the other end of the stick in regards to forms persecution of minority religions in Muslim countries, so they'll be able to speak out against that more vocally.

Trolls 19 - 1 Humanity

 

[RustyNails]

The guy burned the Quran and not a single fuck was given.

I think somewhere there's an analogy to be made about bear shitting in woods.

 

[KtSlime]

Florida? Color me not surprised.

 

[Freshmaker]

What an interesting premise.

So if some other religious group got together and burned bibles, would that church be all like; "Well played good sirs. Please let us join your superior religion that still has unburned books to read!"

 

[EYEL1NER]

The guy burned the Quran and not a single fuck was given.

Well what do you expect? The media isn't hyping up the "terror mosque recruitment center being built exactly on top of Ground Zero" at the moment. So it's back to "Muslims? Who cares about them?" in America.

I imagine the proposed Islamic Tolerance Center being in the news as much as it was had something to do with why this was big news. People could get outraged or they could rally behind him. Now we are back to dumb shit like this happening and no one caring.

 

[TheSeks]

The guy burned the Quran and not a single fuck was given.

Huh. So that's what the "Do not park" signs were for when I passed through on Saturday. Funny.

 

[bengraven]

Huh. So that's what the "Do not park" signs were for when I passed through on Saturday. Funny.

I drive that way too and didn't even see any evidence other than the DNP signs that anything was going on.

 

[Raistlin]

Well what do you expect? The media isn't hyping up the "terror mosque recruitment center being built exactly on top of Ground Zero" at the moment. So it's back to "Muslims? Who cares about them?" in America.

They should have burned plans for new nuclear power plants.

 

[kinggroin]

:sigh:


I challenge GAF to create a thread that has a report showing some of the nice things people of faith are capable of. These kind of threads are just ho-hum already, and honestly feel more like fuel for a religion bashing circle jerk.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

:sigh:


I challenge GAF to create a thread that has a report showing some of the nice things people of faith are capable of. These kind of threads are just ho-hum already, and honestly feel more like fuel for a religion bashing circle jerk.

Thread about the good things of having a religion? On GAF? :lol x7 man

 

[kinggroin]

Thread about the good things of having a religion? On GAF? :lol x7 man

Not so much the good thing about having a religion, but rather tthat people of faith ARE capable of not being complete neanderthals.


Stupid me, huh?

 

[jaxword]

Not so much the good thing about having a religion, but rather tthat people of faith ARE capable of not being complete neanderthals.


Stupid me, huh?

Stop with the persecution complex. If you want people to respect your beliefs, demonstrate their validity in your own behavior. Invoking a strawman against critics doesn't achieve anything. Have YOU criticized any of the religious people who act like neanderthals on gaf?

 

[Lost Fragment]

:sigh:


I challenge GAF to create a thread that has a report showing some of the nice things people of faith are capable of. These kind of threads are just ho-hum already, and honestly feel more like fuel for a religion bashing circle jerk.

Here you go

 

[ToxicAdam]

:sigh:


I challenge GAF to create a thread that has a report showing some of the nice things people of faith are capable of. These kind of threads are just ho-hum already, and honestly feel more like fuel for a religion bashing circle jerk.

I've been beating the drum about the amazing show of charity many christians have demonstrated in helping out Haiti (not just with money, but with actual small groups of congregations flying down there and lending a hand on their own dime).