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Florida Church Plans to Burn Qur'ans on 9/11 Anniversary |
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Posted 7/29/2010 at 4:13 PM by Bradlee A in Community Blog
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A nondenominational church in Gainesville, Florida is planning an "International Burn A Quran Day," on the 9th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The church, which displays "Islam is of the Devil" signs in its front yard, also holds protests on issues such as homosexuality, same-sex marriages, and abortion.
Jones, who is also the author of a book titled "Islam is of the Devil," said protests are key to the mission of his church.
"We feel, as Christians, one of our jobs is to warn," said Jones.
The goal of these and other protests are to give Muslims an opportunity to convert, he said.
In response to the posting of the event on Facebook a little more than a week ago, Jones said that people have been mailing Qurans to the church to burn. He said organizers got the idea, in part, from another Facebook page, called "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day." |
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