The Terry Jones Koran-Burning Kerfuffle
Sometimes it’s amazing how effective stupid publicity stunts by freaks can be.
Want proof? Consider the story of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, a miniscule church with 50 or so people in the congregation and an attention whore pastor named Terry Jones – not the Terry Jones of Monty Python fame, that Terry Jones never had a moustache this goofy even in costume – who wants to stage a commemoration of the 9/11 jihadist attacks by burning a bunch of Korans.
So far, Jones’ publicity stunt has been, by any standard, a smashing success. He’s gone from a complete nobody to an international figure in the space of a few days. Jones is being talked about by Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, David Petraeus, Hillary Clinton and Michael Bloomberg this week, making him the most famous Gainesvillain since Tim Tebow.
Jones isn’t getting good publicity, mind you, but he’s hardly looking to be a guest host on Oprah. By threatening to burn Korans, he’s made his church the most talked-about in the country this week and – given the violent demonstrations in the barbarian world at the mere suggestion that some small gaggle of rustics in the armpit of Florida might be staging torchings of a volume they actually did study in school – he’s demonstrated with flair the difference between Western civilization and the Muslim lack thereof.
And he’s actually sounding reasonable while doing so.
“Of course it’s insulting. Of course it’s not a nice thing to do,” Jones told ABC News’ “Nightline.” “But this is a very dangerous religion. If we don’t do it, when do we stop backing down?”
Jones has also exposed much of the leadership of the country for the abject frauds they are. The same people who are screaming about his plan to burn a few books because the practicalities of doing so are horribly inconvenient have been doctrinaire in their defense of the constitutional right for Feisal Abdul Rauf to build his Ground Zero Mosque.
By the way, Rauf said on Larry King last night that it was important for his project to go forward or else anger in the Muslim world would boil over.
So in other words, Rauf – who is also saying the name of his mosque will indeed be called the Cordoba House, not Park51 as has been claimed when the public got wind of the implication of naming his facility after a triumphal mosque built by Muslim conquerors on top of a church in Spain – thinks it’s OK to extort the American people in order to get what he wants, but Jones can’t burn a book or two because it might offend someone.
Petraeus is probably correct that Jones’ bonfire would stoke up the al-Qaeda types out there to behave badly. But if it’s not Jones, it’ll be something else. Jihadists recruit other jihadists to practice jihad. The difference here is that the mosque hasn’t resulted in nuns strapping bombs to their bodies and blowing a minaret sky-high or Baptist deacons staging a riot and burning Saudi kings in effigy – which is precisely what Petraeus, Clinton, Obama and Bloomberg are concerned will happen on the other side of this divide.
Frankly, while Jones ought to take what he’s won and agree not to burn Korans on Saturday, the only reason he should do so is to prove Christians are nicer, more civil folks than Muslims are. But if we’re going to approach this as a logical exercise, Jones shouldn’t back down until Rauf agrees to build his mosque someplace 70 percent of the American public isn’t offended by. He is absolutely correct that the civilized world needs to push back against Muslims, who have perverted the civil rights process in order to inconvenience and limit the freedoms of us infidels, even if his chosen means of rebellion sinks to their level.
Here’s hoping Jones finds a way to save face and not burn the Koran. Our servicemen doing their duty in the barbarian world don’t deserve the added threat. But in the wake of Rauf’s intransigence put on display last night there ought to be daily repercussions against both his project and the increasing attempts to insinuate Sharia in America and the rest of the Western world.
Last time I looked the same 1st amendment which would sanction a mosque at ground zero, protects burning flags, bibles, playboy, korans or any other symbol or icon.
But I have no doubt that Florida's "Finest" will try to stop him or arrest him if he DOES proceed.
As with the GZ mosque, the issue is not the Constitution, but what is right regarding people's sensitivities. Burning a few Korans will do nothing to improve the volatile state of the planet, but rather will worsen it. Christians need to demonstrate Christian virtues
NOT burning a few Korans when they have openly and repeatedly burned our flag and the Bible (and even the US Army has burned our Bible: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32000). Failure to respond forcefully sends them a message that we are weak. Note that I do not CURRENTLY sympathize with any plans to burn their mosques as they have repeatedly done to Christian churches in their countries…
and burning a few Korans will right their wrongs?
Well, there won't be burnings of Korans on Saturday. Of course, Jones appears to be mistaken in declaring victory, as his claim that the mosque will be moved has been denied.
That said, Jones has won. He has shown the barbarity of his opponents and even in his own crazed way demonstrated more flexibility and reasonability than the more urbane and prestigious imam in Manhattan, who returned from a two-month junket on public coin this week to practice extortion upon the people of New York should his plans be thwarted.
Last time I looked the same 1st amendment which would sanction a mosque at ground zero, protects burning flags, bibles, playboy, korans or any other symbol or icon.
But I have no doubt that Florida's "Finest" will try to stop him or arrest him if he DOES proceed.
As with the GZ mosque, the issue is not the Constitution, but what is right regarding people's sensitivities. Burning a few Korans will do nothing to improve the volatile state of the planet, but rather will worsen it. Christians need to demonstrate Christian virtues
NOT burning a few Korans when they have openly and repeatedly burned our flag and the Bible (and even the US Army has burned our Bible: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32000). Failure to respond forcefully sends them a message that we are weak. Note that I do not CURRENTLY sympathize with any plans to burn their mosques as they have repeatedly done to Christian churches in their countries…
and burning a few Korans will right their wrongs?
Well, there won't be burnings of Korans on Saturday. Of course, Jones appears to be mistaken in declaring victory, as his claim that the mosque will be moved has been denied.
That said, Jones has won. He has shown the barbarity of his opponents and even in his own crazed way demonstrated more flexibility and reasonability than the more urbane and prestigious imam in Manhattan, who returned from a two-month junket on public coin this week to practice extortion upon the people of New York should his plans be thwarted.
Rather than producing “The Bonfire of the Koranities,” why doesn’t Pastor Pyrotechnic just throw a very public cochon de lait?
Rather than producing “The Bonfire of the Koranities,” why doesn’t Pastor Pyrotechnic just throw a very public cochon de lait?
Americans need to look at the conversations of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf while on his trip to the Islamic nations. Radio interviews offer an insight to the truth behind the Imam. Statements like "I Do Not Believe in Religious Dialogue." The CNN remarks that moving the Mosque.could endanger national security should have us understand Muslim Jihadists are in contact with this Imam. Jihadists are located in every State across our Nation. Today a peaceful Muslim neighbor tomorrow a Muslim Jihadists. How can anyone know more than what has been stated by the Imam. Two faces one for American weak media and one for Islamic media. I hold the man has an evil intend against Christians.
Americans need to look at the conversations of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf while on his trip to the Islamic nations. Radio interviews offer an insight to the truth behind the Imam. Statements like "I Do Not Believe in Religious Dialogue." The CNN remarks that moving the Mosque.could endanger national security should have us understand Muslim Jihadists are in contact with this Imam. Jihadists are located in every State across our Nation. Today a peaceful Muslim neighbor tomorrow a Muslim Jihadists. How can anyone know more than what has been stated by the Imam. Two faces one for American weak media and one for Islamic media. I hold the man has an evil intend against Christians.
It appears that with islam tolerance is a one way street. The proposed Mosque is intended to be a monument to celebrate islam's victory over the west at the site of that victory. To think otherwise is simply naive. The name cordoba was used before when a mosque was built on top of a christan church after muslims defeated spain. If they can not find one reason to hate us, they will find another.
Muslims burn the Bible, and persecute Christians, and people of any other faith other than Islam. Now everytime anything goes wrong against them in any country they say if they are not allowed American blood will be spilled around the world. I do not agree with burning their holy book, but at some point we need to stand up to their threats before it is too late. They are forcing their beliefs in countries all over the world, and demanding their religious freedom, and yet they do not respect religious freedom of others. Why have they chosen to leave their wonderful countries, and force their laws and religions in non muslim countries, am I the only person who wonders about this? Wake up People!
It appears that with islam tolerance is a one way street. The proposed Mosque is intended to be a monument to celebrate islam's victory over the west at the site of that victory. To think otherwise is simply naive. The name cordoba was used before when a mosque was built on top of a christan church after muslims defeated spain. If they can not find one reason to hate us, they will find another.
Muslims burn the Bible, and persecute Christians, and people of any other faith other than Islam. Now everytime anything goes wrong against them in any country they say if they are not allowed American blood will be spilled around the world. I do not agree with burning their holy book, but at some point we need to stand up to their threats before it is too late. They are forcing their beliefs in countries all over the world, and demanding their religious freedom, and yet they do not respect religious freedom of others. Why have they chosen to leave their wonderful countries, and force their laws and religions in non muslim countries, am I the only person who wonders about this? Wake up People!
With regards to your comment that our servicemen don't deserve the added threat: IMO, these barbarians are looking for an excuse anyways. Our military is already under constant threat in hostile situations. So no matter what we do or don't do, they're gong to hate us and our military.
I agree that Jones should not back down until the mosque is put somewhere else. And if it is put there, there should be a revolution of Koran burning fests!
With regards to your comment that our servicemen don't deserve the added threat: IMO, these barbarians are looking for an excuse anyways. Our military is already under constant threat in hostile situations. So no matter what we do or don't do, they're gong to hate us and our military.
I agree that Jones should not back down until the mosque is put somewhere else. And if it is put there, there should be a revolution of Koran burning fests!
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