Anti-Islam advocate and faith leader Terry Jones is upping the ante on his attacks on the Muslim faith. Rather than burning a Koran to mark the 12th anniversary of 9/11, Jones has another plan: Heâs going to torch 2,998 copies of the book. Yes, you read that correctly. According to a press release put out by the pastorâs organization, Stand Up America!, on Sept. 11, 2013, Jones and his followers will âsend Islam a very clear warning,â as he plans to hold an âInternational Burning of 2,998 Korans.â And in a conversation with TheBlaze, he said heâs planning on gathering the books from around the world. This number wasnât chosen without reason, as it is the figure Jones gives for the Americans who were killed during the nationâs most horrific terror attack. âThe radical hand of Islam shows itself with violence against anyone who dares to stand up and speak the truth. We at Stand Up America will not back down. We will not be silent,â the release reads. It continues, explaining the purpose of the âInternational Burningâ day. âOn September 11th, 2013, to remember those who were murdered by radical Islam, and to send Islam a very clear warning, that they will not get their foothold in the American Constitution as they have done in Europe, we will be holding an International Burning of 2,998 Korans, representing one for each individual who was murdered in the September 11th, 2001 attacks.â Jonesâ statement invokes President Abraham Lincoln, using the iconic presidentâs own purported words: âTo sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of menâ (although at least one source says this quote didnât actually originate with Lincoln). The release also hits the Obama administration, claiming that it is too appeasing to radical Islam. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...ersary-of-911-and-he-explains-it-to-theblaze/
Pastor To Burn 2998 Korans On 9/11/13 ------------------------------ You'd think there'd be some public money available if he called it "art".
Will he urinate, defecate and/or pour bacon drippings on the Korans before burning them in order to enhance the value of the ashes? :eek: