Well once again Gainesville is in the news thanks to The Dove Outreach Center...

I watched a video interview with Pastor Jon es done by CNN ( not my favorite source of news, hey they even moved the Dove Outreach Center to Orlando). Anyway I agree with you you on many points concerning the Islamic Terrorists, but Pastor an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth will leave you blind and toothless... I fear instead of sending the message of strength you intend you will only breed more Islamic Terrorists.

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/07/florida.quran.burning/?hpt=Sbin

From the Miami Herald

A Gainesville church is rebuffing warnings by the U.S. military's top official in Afghanistan to cancel a scheduled Sept. 11 burning of the Muslim holy book.

In a written statement to The Associated Press, Terry Jones agrees it could provoke violent opposition.

However, Jones says America should, "Quit apologizing for our actions and bowing to kings."

Jones wants to send a message to radical Muslims that the country won't be controlled "by their fears and threats." The head of the Dove World Outreach Center says: "It is time for America to return to being America."

Gen. David Petraeus said Tuesday the Quran burning could endanger U.S. troops and the safety of Americans worldwide. He says images of the Quran burning would be used by Islamic extremists to inflame and incite violence.

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As the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks nears, a pastor in north Florida has come up with what may be the worst example yet of anti-Muslim bigotry.

Terry Jones, pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, wants to commemorate one of the most painful moments in American history -- a monumental crime fed by ignorance and hatred -- by sponsoring another event typically associated with ignorance and hatred: a book-burning.

And not just any book, but the Koran, the holy manuscript revered by Muslims.

Regardless of how one feels about plans to build a mosque in lower Manhattan, the two controversies are not comparable. One is about the appropriate place to erect a house of worship and interfaith dialogue. This publicity stunt, on the other hand, has no redeeming virtue at all.

It offends Muslims and attempts to divide Americans along religious lines. It stirs up passions and disparages another culture solely for the sake of inciting controversy. It does not represent what America stands for, but rather the xenophobia and intolerance Americans reject.

Ignorant of Koran

As Mr. Jones acknowledged in a published interview, he knows nothing about the Koran. He said he just wants to ``send a message'' that Americans don't want Sharia, a strict interpretation of Muslim law. It doesn't require a book-burning to make that point, but then this hardly seems designed to make a point but rather to attract attention.

In that, Mr. Jones has had some success. He told an interviewer last month that he had already received some 20 Korans through the mail to add to his bonfire. He's a minor sensation on Facebook, where he has a legion of fans and critics. He claims to have received about $1,000 in donations since his campaign began. A bank, meanwhile, is demanding repayment of the $140,000 balance on the church mortgage and the property insurance was canceled after plans for the book-burning became known.

The vast majority of Floridians reject Pastor Jones' blatant appeal to bigotry. He is no more than a fringe character with a small church of 50 or so adherents.

It would be wrong to dismiss him as a mere crank, though. Burning a holy book is not a harmless prank. It deepens tension and misunderstanding and implicitly encourages those who would commit violence against Muslims, like the suspected arson and gunshots fired at an Islamic center in Tennessee last week.

Helpful PSAs

To make the best of a bad situation, the Council on Islamic-American Relations is distributing public service announcements challenging anti-Muslim bigotry. The PSAs are built around the theme that ``9/11 happened to us all.'' They make the point that hundreds of Muslim victims of Osama bin Laden's insane attacks died at Ground Zero and in the ill-fated airline flights on that day.

The PSAs deserve wide attention, turning an event that fuels hysteria into a teachable moment. Casting the war against terrorism as a war against Islam only serves the interests of America's enemies.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/07/1811341/bonfire-of-hatred.html#ixzz0yrBKPv8a