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Title: Florida church’s ‘Burn a Koran Day’ brings Islamist threats
Source: Raw Story
URL Source: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0731/ch ... ondemn-churchs-burn-koran-day/
Published: Aug 1, 2010
Author: Daniel Tencer
Post Date: 2010-08-01 20:14:37 by abraxas
Keywords: None
Views: 10403
Comments: 72

Florida church’s ‘Burn a Koran Day’ brings Islamist threats

By Daniel Tencer Saturday, July 31st, 2010 -- 8:04 pm The controversy over the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero in Manhattan has sparked a wave of anti-Muslim activism among some conservative and religious groups, and nowhere is that more in evidence than in a non-denominational church's plan to hold a "Burn a Koran Day" on the next anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Muslim advocacy groups and evangelical Christian organizations alike have condemned the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, for its plans to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a day for burning Islam's holy book. And at least one jihadist organization has promised revenge if the event goes ahead as planned.

"On September 11th, 2010, from 6pm - 9pm, we will burn the Koran on the property of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, FL in remembrance of the fallen victims of 9/11 and to stand against the evil of Islam," says the church's Facebook page. "Islam is of the devil!"

The church has drawn condemnation from the National Association of Evangelicals, which said in a statement that "Burn a Koran Day" shows "disrespect for our Muslim neighbors and would exacerbate tensions between Christians and Muslims throughout the world."

“It sounds like the proposed Koran burning is rooted in revenge," NAE President Leith Anderson said. "Yet the Bible says that Christians should ‘make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else’ The church's plans have grabbed the attention of the Islamist movement. Members of the al-Falluja online forum have reportedly promised to "spill rivers of your (American) blood" if the event goes forward.

But the church is holding steadfast in its position.

"We believe that Islam is ... causing billions of people to go to hell, it is a deceptive religion, it is a violent religion and that is proven many, many times," Pastor Terry Jones told CNN.

The church has also stirred controversy with its plans to protest Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe, who is openly gay. And some former church members have accused the leadership of using the church's tax-exempt status for profit.

The Gainesville Sun reported earlier this month:

Former church members who have worshiped under senior pastors Terry and Sylvia Jones are speaking out about what they describe as financial abuses at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville and its sister church in Cologne, Germany, founded by Terry Jones in 1981 and closed in 2008.

By all accounts - the church's Web site, interviews with current and former members and Terry Jones' own description - the church in Gainesville, as was the one in Germany, is structured with a for-profit business operating out of tax-exempt church property, using the unpaid labor of church members to maintain a steady stream of merchandise for sale online.

That structure has raised questions with the Alachua County Property Appraiser's Office, which has said it will investigate the church's tax-exempt status.

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#42. To: abraxas (#0)

I've come to one conclusion in regards to ALL organized religions.

They're ALL false. There is NO truth in what they believe, and each and every faith only cares how many dollars come into their coffers.

If Religions were truly about peace and good will, then there would be no homeless, and our leaders wouldn't be so fucking Godless, as to enslave the people they supposedly represent.

The lie of religion, or these fakirs who tout their version of faith, is that believeth only in THEIR Gods, and thou shalt go to heaven.

If that is the case, than the heaven they send us to, will feel like hell for those who wish to be FREE.

When I die, if given the choice between eternal suffering, or eternal joy, I would tell God, or the devil that they are one in the same, because after a time, no matter how sadistic the torture or how exquisite the joy, it's going to reach a level of nothingness after a time.

Meaning that in order for us primitive humans to have any kind of paradise, we must have ups and downs where we can live a little, and die a little every day. I don't see that being real, or true in ANY of the organized religions of today. What happens after the battle of armageddon? Peace? God rules planet earth? Oh goodie. Then we'll never have another bad day in our lives, or afterlives right?

If heaven were truly full of the good people of the world, and hell were truly full of the bad, it would be of great interest to see what great men and women of our history were rotting in hell wouldn't it?

TommyTheMadArtist  posted on  2010-08-02   17:53:01 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#51. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#42)

They're ALL false. There is NO truth in what they believe

If Religions were truly about peace and good will, then there would be no homeless, and our leaders wouldn't be so fucking Godless, as to enslave the people they supposedly represent.

I disagree. All contain some truth, but none contain the whole truth. I've also come to the conclusion that this is by design. Dogma keeps people from seeing the truth in other faiths, in fact, it keeps most from ever even knowing ANYTHING about what they claim to false and evil.

I think, again, dogma clouds the ability of any religion to promote the peace and good will for ALL. The religious are generally happy to help those who believe as they do or those whom they feel they can convince. And equally happy to condemn and persecute those who do not. Run over the bum in the parking lot while leaving Sunday service sort of mentality. Pius on Sunday or Saturday while corrupt to the core for the rest of the week, awaiting once a week repentence.

Yes, religion has has always been tool for the politicains.

Sometimes, on an average day, I experience a glimpse of paradise. I think it is in the NOW, not some distant location. And yes, we must suffer to truly know joy. Ah, nothingness is a particular kind of paradise by itself. : )

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