GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said he was still praying about whether go through with his plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, which the White House, religious leaders and others are pressuring him to call off.
The Rev. Terry Jones said he has received more than 100 death threats and has started wearing a .40-caliber pistol strapped to his hip but still did not back off his plan Tuesday to burn the book Muslims consider the word of God and insist be treated with the utmost respect. The 58-year-old minister said the death threats started not long after he proclaimed in July that he would stage "International Burn-a-Quran Day."
The Rev. Terry Jones said he has received more than 100 death threats and has started wearing a .40-caliber pistol strapped to his hip but still did not back off his plan Tuesday to burn the book Muslims consider the word of God and insist be treated with the utmost respect. The 58-year-old minister said the death threats started not long after he proclaimed in July that he would stage "International Burn-a-Quran Day."
And So religion continues to be the source of hate. I totally get that a person can find real personal peace within the walls of a church, but to support the dogma of any particular religion against other religions...or to believe that your particular religion is the chosen religion...well, give me a break. You would think in the 21st century that we are intelligent enough to understand that we are all human, that God does not exist for only the chosen...
My prayer today...God, help me to listen with an open mind, to except all men for their grace and short comings...and please God, help the man in Florida see the light...and the other 50 people of his church...for they live in darkness and darkness only begets darkness.
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